Owner talks of shock as fire engine hit restaurant
BBCA crash that led to a fire engine careering through the window of a restaurant left the business owner thinking it was "the end".
"I looked at it and I saw the fire engine come through the restaurant, inside the restaurant and it was just shocking," said Tano Cinao, owner of Benedictos in Worcester city centre.
"I put my hands on my head as though it was the end."
The crash on Saturday also involved a car and resulted in two people suffering serious injuries while a third suffered minor injuries.
A West Mercia Police spokesperson confirmed at the time a man in his 30s had been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by careless driving.
Cinao said: "We had people upstairs, people downstairs in the cellar, so if it was going through the restaurant it would have been a tragedy."
The Italian restaurant owner said despite the crash, he was "very proud" of his staff and thanked them for being "fantastic".
"I have to say, I have no one I can blame because it just is an accident and something no one went looking for," Cinao continued.
"I also have to say, I'm glad no one has a life threatening injury. We've kept in touch with the people [injured] because we know them very well."
The BBC has contacted Hereford and Worcester Fire and Rescue Service for comment.
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