A fryer fire at the Lake Street location of Penguin Point restaurant sent firefighters of the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory to the restaurant at about 9:25 a.m. this morning.

Only one employee was in the building when the fire was reported and escaped unharmed. Fire officials reported the fire was quickly extinguished and the gas to the building has been shut off. The Kosciusko County Health Department has been notified and is responding to the restaurant.

The restaurant was closed for a time while the fryer area was cleaned, but Kosciusko County Health Department Administrator Bob Weaver said, as of 3 p.m., the restaurant was back open for business.