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JUST IN: Smoke coming from roof of Matchbox in Pentagon City

A restaurant at the Pentagon City mall has been evacuated due to smoke coming from the roof.

Firefighters from Arlington, Alexandria and elsewhere are on scene at wood-fired pizza eatery Matchbox, at 1100 S. Hayes Street, trying to find the source of the smoke. It’s currently believed that debris within the kitchen’s ventilation system may have caught fire.

Firefighters used a ladder truck to get to the roof, which reportedly was not accessible from the restaurant space.

Rush hour commuters should expect some traffic impacts from the emergency response along S. Hayes Street, which is closed between Army Navy Drive and 15th Street S., according to Arlington Alert.

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