Fire ravaged Indian restaurant in Edinburgh to reopen

It has been revealed that a popular Indian restaurant which was badly damaged in a blaze, back in 2008, is finally expected to open again, possibly by the end of the year.

Khushi’s, situated on Victoria Street, has been closed since December of 2008, due to the city centre blaze which also caused devastation to two other businesses, now both reopened.

Partner Islam Mohammed has confirmed that the work on the building should take up to 12 months to finish now that the insurance is all but sorted out.

Mr Mohammed said:

“Once we get clarification from (the insurers] we can start, hopefully in the spring. It’s difficult to say just now what the timescales are – we have to get in and see what state it is in – but I’d imagine it could take between nine and 12 months to complete.”

Local authorities hope that the development will bring back character and energy to the area.

Liberal Democrat councillor Charles Dundas said:

“It’s certainly not in the economic interest to have a large gap site there, so I’m pleased things seem to be moving forward.”

The fire was started in the kitchen of the restaurant and the damage was said to have been extensive. However, the future prognosis is certainly looking much brighter, especially with the news that work will begin in the spring.