Lakeside Restaurant temporarily closed

Sister station WGOG reports that a Lake Keowee restaurant near Seneca has closed temporarily because of a kitchen fire. According to the Seneca Fire Department, Tuesday morning’s fire at the Tikki Hut on Old Salem Road was doused by kitchen workers using extinguishers.  Seneca Fire Department spokesman Chris Cartee says the investigation of the fire is in the hands of Oconee County Fire Marshall Shane Gibbs. According to Cartee, re-opening the restaurant is subject to an inspection Friday by the state Department of Health and Environmental Control.