Crews tackle serious fire at Chinese restaurant near Louth, 5 taken to hospitalThe occupants of the building have been taken to hospitalView Image A stretch of Manby Middlegate in Grimoldby (Image: Google Street View)Crews have been tackling a serious fire at a Chinese restaurant near Louth. ‌The emergency services were called to a fire at a restaurant in Manby Middlegate, Grimoldby, shortly after 6am on Wednesday, February 18. ‌Six ambulances and two paramedics in solo cars attended the scene, along with five crews from Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue, Lincolnshire Police and an air ambulance. ‌A spokesperson for East Midlands Ambulance Service said: "We received a call at 6.22am on Wednesday, February 18, to a property fire at Manby Middlegate in Grimoldby. "I’d ask people not to speculate as to what may have happened and to let our investigation determine the facts.

Source: Daily Mirror February 18, 2026 19:27 UTC