According to a representative from the restaurant, Copper Canyon Grill at 928 Ellsworth Dr in Silver Spring has recently begun renovations after a kitchen fire closed the location on July 12. No official reopening date has been announced. Copper Canyon has additional an MoCo location in Gaithersburg (Rio) and it’s sister restaurant the Stanford Grill has a location in Rockville.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services responded to a fire at the restaurant on July 12, around 8:45am. According to Chief Spokesperson for MCFRS Pete Piringer, the fire was located in the duct work of the restaurant and there was smoke coming from the roof of the building, above the kitchen. Around 65 firefighters have responded to the scene. The restaurant posted the following on their Instagram page shortly after the incident:
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf7W3njtBy0/
MCFRS operating at a 2nd alarm fire @ 928 Ellsworth in Silver Spring. Fire in the duct work of the Copper Canyon restaurant. No injuries, labor intensive fire, chasing hot spots on all levels of the building. @mcfrsPIO @MCFRSNews pic.twitter.com/lcBfZIUl83
— Jason Blake (@mcfrsPIO7) July 12, 2022