Diners at a seaside restaurant had to be evacuated due to an electrical fire.
The blaze broke out at Eric's Fish and Chips in Thornham following an electrical fault with a cooking range.
Fire crews from Hunstanton and Heacham were called to the restaurant at 7.20pm on Tuesday and used hose reel jets and mains jets to extinguish the blaze.
The hour-long incident caused "thick black smoke" to build in the area.
A spokesman for Eric’s said: “The incident meant we had to evacuate the restaurant immediately, so we were unable to issue refunds at the time due to the unsafe conditions.
“Some customers seemed frustrated by this, even with the fire services on-site, but please rest assured we will be issuing refunds at the earliest convenience.
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"Thanks in advance for your patience while we work through refunds and get our restaurant back to normal."
The restaurant has confirmed that nobody was injured in the blaze and the issue has since been resolved.
At lunchtime, the takeaway hatch was open as usual and the team are hoping to reopen the restaurant later today.
The company thanked the Norfolk Fire Service, stating crews “arrived promptly and were fantastic".
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