Coming-Out Party Ends Under a Cloud
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NEWPORT BEACH — A grand opening it wasn’t.
Owners of the new Barbacoa Restaurant, hosting a coming-out party for about 400 invited guests, had their Wednesday night celebration spoiled by a malfunctioning mesquite-burning barbecue grill, fire officials said.
Firefighters were called to the restaurant at 3333 W. Coast Highway about 4:30 p.m. after a vent to the grill closed and smoke clouded the dining area.
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