So quick was the action of staff and emergency services Bakers Delight at Noosa Junction plan to reopen this Friday after a fire in their oven last Sunday morning shut down the shop, but could have been so much worse.
Store owner Aaron Jacques said bakers Cody and Stewart were working in the store about 1.30am when an electrical fault in the oven started the fire.
“It went up quite quick. The boys tried to put it out with fire extinguishes but it was past that,“ he said.
“It was quite horrible. The smoke was billowing outside in the street.
“I got here within about five minutes. I live quite close,“ Aaron said. “I ran into the bakery and had to run out and have a vomit.
“The firies and police were here straight away. They went in with CO2 extinguishes and put it out in 10 seconds.“
Aaron said he had to thank the firefighters and police. He said they were lucky the damage was contained to the oven and there was just cleaning up to do, which staff had completed by Monday lunch time.
The store is waiting for a replacement oven to arrive from Melbourne and expect to be back in business Friday morning.
Aaron said their loyal customers had been amazing.
“All our regulars and locals turned up (Sunday morning) not knowing we had a fire. Locals came back with gloves trying to help out,“ he said.
The bakery has been operated at Noosa Junction for the past 19 years in a partnership between two families, the Jacques and Stephen and Michelle Tindal.
Aaron said the families had all lived in Noosa since 1979.
On Monday morning Bakers Delight Sunshine Coast support officer Gavin Lucas was at the store helping the store owners file their insurance claims and return to business.
“We’re just trying to get it open as quickly as possible,“ he said.
