Wayland Patch 7/30/12: Patrons Evacuated, Firefighter Injured in Coach Grill Fire. One Wayland firefighter sustained minor injuries responding to a ventilation system fire that emptied the Coach Grill of its dinner guests at about 8:45 Monday night.

Wayland Deputy Fire Chief David Houghton said firefighters arrived to find flames shooting 8 to 10 feet into the sky out of the restaurant's exhaust system on the roof. A grease fire had spread into the exhaust system above the kitchen cooktop.

"The employees here did everything perfectly," Houghton said, explaining that employees had pulled the restaurant's alarm and evacuated guests.