Columbia Golden Corral could reopen in June

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Columbia Golden Corral, which sustained significant damage in a fire at the end of 2022, could reopen as early as June, according to a spokesman.

Spokesman Bill Marks, of the Porter Novelli PR firm, told ABC 17 News that construction delays are pushing the reopening to June. He previously said the location could reopen in mid-April.

According to previous reporting, the restaurant -- located in the 3400 block of Clark Lane -- caught fire at 10 p.m. Dec. 31, 2022. Columbia fire crews had the fire under control within 40 minutes, the report states. Around $250,000 in damage was reported. No one was in the building at the time of the fire, according to previous reporting.

An investigator said in January 2023 that it didn't appear the grills were on when he saw them. A manager told investigators that employees go through a shutdown procedure when they close at 9:30 p.m. to make sure the grills are off.

The fire spread through the exhaust fan of the building, which caught several parts of the roof on fire.