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"I had just made an appointment for my birthday and now I'm stuck. This was more than a nail salon, they were like my family" (V. Lemons, Customer)
A fire that destroyed a popular Newark nail salon early Friday monring in the city's downtown had many customers sending words of sadness on social media throughout the day.
Firefighters responded to reports of a fire inside the Vivi's Nail Salon located at 855 Broad Street a short distance from The Prudential Center and City Hall.
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Crews arrived to find heavy smoke conditions at around 8 a.m. where they reportedly forced entry into the store and battled the blaze inside the establishment.
Firefighters were able to bring the fire under control in less than an hour with no injuries reported.
A manger of Vivi's said that the electrical fire has caused a total lost to the business. "We are at a total lost of our business that's been in existence for over 15 years and hope to recover soon" the manager said. Customers took to RLS Metro's Facebook page after learning of the fire with most leaving messages of encouragement, sadness, and disbelief.
"They are like an extended family to me", long time customer V. Lemon said in a statement. "The Vivi's management always aim to please their customers. The owner, Kathy is my technician and she is a pure artist. The free-style hand painted nail designs are just awesome" Lemons said.
Vivi's manager said that the process of rebuilding will take some time but wanted to thank all of her "family" (customers) for all the love and support expressed on social media. "Thank you all so much. We needed all prayers right now" the manager said.
Please check in on our Facebook page as management of Vivi's have promised to inform us on any new updates.