{"id":29872,"date":"2023-02-07T16:08:23","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T21:08:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=29872"},"modified":"2023-02-07T16:08:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T21:08:29","slug":"80-employees-are-temporarily-out-of-work-because-of-the-fire-at-texas-cattle-company-steakhouse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/02\/07\/80-employees-are-temporarily-out-of-work-because-of-the-fire-at-texas-cattle-company-steakhouse\/","title":{"rendered":"80 employees are temporarily out of work because of the fire at Texas Cattle Company Steakhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s the place where Lauren Rodriguez has worked for four years, earning a living to take care of her two kids.<\/p>\n\n\n        \n        <div class=\"embedpress-gutenberg-wrapper source-provider-Youtube aligncenter ep-clear   ep-content-protection-disabled inline\" id=\"\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube \">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper \">\n                <div id=\"ep-gutenberg-content-\" class=\"ep-gutenberg-content\">\n                    <div >\n                        <div class=\"ep-embed-content-wraper preset-default insta-grid ep-google-photos-carousel\"\n                            style=\"max-width:600px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\"                                                                                                                >\n\n                            <div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-38b3bc7eb2a187a84849681dbff1d93f ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:600px; max-width:100%; height: 100%; display:inline-block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" title=\"Texas Cattle Company fire\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i7NaMJ16-gw?feature=oembed&#038;color=red&#038;rel=1&#038;controls=2&#038;start=true&#038;end=true&#038;fs=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen title=\"80 employees are temporarily out of work because of the fire at Texas Cattle Company Steakhouse\"><\/iframe><\/div>                        <\/div>\n\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, she and the 80 people who work at the Texas Cattle Company Steakhouse are left to wonder what comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is a bit devastating. This is my livelihood. It\u2019s many of our livelihoods and our only source of income. I had some awesome positive friends that have really tried to turn that around for me and try to see the good in it and jump over this hurdle. But it\u2019s a lot,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The restaurant is an institution in Downtown Lakeland and has been located next to Lake Mirror for 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lakeland Fire Department said a fire started inside around 1 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Crews had to deal with the dangers of propane tanks and a compromised gas line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But after two and a half hours, they got the fire under control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_wayfbLhoxg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cIt\u2019s a wood fire grill. We cook over fire naturally every day,&#8221; grill cook Wesley Day said. &#8220;We have a fire going seven days out of the week. We are used to the fire. Nothing like this. It\u2019s a sad scene.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ownership said they are thankful the fire happened after hours when the restaurant was closed and that they are grateful for the first responders who saved the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rodriguez said the employees have come together in a short amount of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are all just trying to help each other out. I know a lot of us were here this morning seeing what one another needed because we are a big family,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texas Cattle Company is part of the Talk of the Town restaurant group that also includes Charley\u2019s Steakhouse in Tampa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some employees might be able to work temporarily at other restaurants in the group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s the place where Lauren Rodriguez has worked for four years, earning a living to take care of her two kids. 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