Fire at iconic San Francisco Mel's Diner leaves 'extensive damage'

The blaze has temporarily shuttered Mel's Drive-In.

San Francisco's Mel's Drive-In promises to reopen after Lombard Street fire

Mel's Drive-In on Lombard Street remains closed after a fire caused extensive interior damage, but owners say the San ...
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Mel’s Drive-In to reopen on Lombard after fire

The restaurant is currently closed after a fire broke out in the early morning of Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 ...
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Fire Causes Major Damage to SF’s Mel’s Drive-In on Lombard Street

An early morning fire broke out in the iconic San Francisco diner’s attic area, near its kitchen hood, according to the Fire ...

Video shows serious damage to interior of Mel's Drive In after early morning fire

Firefighters worked to extinguish a blaze that sparked at Mel's Diner on Lombard Street, officials said. The fire started in ...

Fire breaks out at iconic Mel's Drive-In diner on Lombard St. in San Francisco

Video posted by SFFD shows crews responding to the scene of a fire that started in the flu area of the kitchen at Mel's Drive ...
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San Francisco staple Mel’s Drive-In is indefinitely closed after a kitchen fire

SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco firefighters put out a one-alarm fire Tuesday morning at Mel's Drive-in on Lombard Street.

Fire rips through Mel’s Drive-In in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Firefighters in San Francisco responded Tuesday morning to a kitchen fire at Mel’s Drive-In on Lombard Street. The San Francisco Fire Department was dispatched after a cleaning ...
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VIDEO: Smoky Kitchen Fire at Mel's Drive-In Brings Lombard to a Standstill

The San Francisco Fire Department advisory stated that Lombard between Fillmore and Steiner was closed while crews operated, forcing drivers and pedestrians into detours and slowing traffic through ...