La Cocina restaurant is up and running again after an electrical emergency Tuesday night sent diners scrambling. (Photo via Martin Ruiz on Flickr)
La Cocina Mexican restaurant in Murray Hill was up and running again Wednesday after an electrical emergency caused customers to flee Tuesday night.
At about 9:50 p.m., fire officials responded to a report of smoke at the building at Third Avenue and East 30th Street and deemed the incident an electrical emergency, meaning that there was no major fire on the scene, officials said.
Miguel Morales, a cashier at the restaurant, said the eatery was crowded when the incident occurred and that customers left with food still on their plates and their bills unpaid. The building was without electricity for the rest of the night, Morales, 32, said.
As of yesterday, the cause of the problem was not known.
-- Megan Stride
