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Car crash, fire destroys Dewey Beach restaurant

Delaware Public Media

A car crash caused a Dewey Beach restaurant to be engulfed in flames early Tuesday morning.

 

Warren Jones with the Rehoboth Beach Fire Company said a car rammed into Ed’s Chicken and Crabs around 2 a.m. Tuesday.

 

“When our units arrived on the scene, the building was totally involved in fire,” Jones said.

 

"The roof collapsed and sections of the building collapsed."

 

He said the building is a total loss after the roof collapsed in the blaze.

 

Fire units from Rehoboth Beach, Bethany Beach, Lewes and Indian River worked to put out the blaze until around 4 a.m.

The Delaware State Fire Marshall could not be reached for comment.