Fire Prompts Applebee’s To Temporarily Close

TOP: Gilroy firefighters Robert Silvia, left, and David Gutierrez, attempt to locate the source of smoke that forced the evacuation of Applebee’s Restaurant Sunday afternoon.

BOTTOM: Gilroy firefighter Jim Buessing hands a hose to firefighters on the roof of the restaurant. Firefighters were forced to cut a hole in the roof to access and extinguish the fire. The restaurant reopened about an hour later