Durham restaurant looks to reopen one year after deadly gas explosion
Torero's Mexican Restaurant has been closed since the April 10, 2019, explosion. Owners say they hope to reopen by late April or early May.
Posted — UpdatedCo-owners Jose Arias, Emmanuel Martinez and Francisco Equihua said Monday that they hope to reopen by late April or early May, serving take-out until the coronavirus pandemic threat lessens and restaurant dining rooms are allowed to reopen.
“We’re excited to reopen,” Arias said via a press release. “We miss our customers. We cannot wait to be back serving them again.”
Six people, including the owners, were inside Torero's at the time, but no one was injured. The restaurant had broken windows and one of the exterior wooden panels was damaged.
Torero's opened in 1994 on Main Street. There are two other locations in Cary and Roxboro.
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