Brick Restaurant Damaged In Fire

Villa Vittoria, a fixture on the corner of Cedar Bridge and Old Hooper avenues for decades, was destroyed by a fire on Monday afternoon.

Firefighters were called to the restaurant after 3:30pm, and the blaze quickly escalated to a three-alarm fire. Smoke was seen billowing from the roof and firefighters had to open multiple holes in the roof of the restaurant to battle the flames. The fire was reduced to putting out hot spots by about 5:30pm, according to scanner reports.

No patrons were inside the restaurant at the time, and all employees were able to safely evacuate.

The Asbury Park Press has some pictures of firefighters battling the blaze, and the Brick Patch features a few videos.