The Purple Turtle Fire

This is the original Purple Turtle which opened in 1968. In 1979 Clark Evans (Steve Cobbley is also an owner)  bought the Purple Turtle in 1979 and added the indoor seating. In 1993 the drive-thru window was added and in 1999 the roof was replaced with a pitch roof.

On Saturday morning, Jan 25th, at aprox 7am a witness, (Dakota Lyodd) called 911 to report a fire in the Purple Turtle. By 7:11am the fire department was on scene and within 90 minutes the had the fire out. The fire which started in a faulty light switch near the drive-up window, filled 90% of the building with smoke. Within 2 hours Servpro was on site and starting on the restoration. They worked tirelessly to get the place cleaned up and ready to open less then a week after the fire.

The pitched roof that had been put on in 1999 had a "tongue in grove" under lay which saved the roof in the fire. The fire department told the owners that another 20 minutes and they would have lost the roof. The rock exterior on the original building had not been removed during the renovations in 1979 when they added the indoor seating and the rocks served as a barrier to the fire spreading to the rest of the kitchen.

 Even though it took 2 days for the insurance to come and look over the damage, Servpro was authorized to work on certain areas and the owners say they did an amazing job on the restoration! The Pleasant Grove fire department was also praised by the owners as responding so quickly and doing a great job making sure the fire was out.

Owners Clark Evans and Steve Cobbley