Tacqueria El Mezon at 9641 15th SW in White Center suffered heavy damage to the rear of the building after a storage trailer on the alley adjacent to the restaurant caught fire and was destroyed in the early morning hours of Sept. 13.  Units from King County Fire and Seattle Fire Dept. responded to the blaze  around 4:30am.

Firefighters managed to get the flames under control but not  until they dealt with power lines that had burned through creating another hazard.

No word as yet on the dollar value of the damages or the cause of the blaze but an investigation is underway. Restaurant staff said the cause might have been a cooler for the storage unit that overheated. Restoration and cleanup specialists were on the scene to assess the damages.

The restaurant is closed likely until Friday at least.