Giovanni Restaurant

One year after an accidental fire devastated Giovanni Restaurant, the local Italian eatery is planning to reopen this fall under new management.

The fire, which was ruled an accident by the Berkeley Fire Department, began on the first floor of the building and eventually spread to the second floor and attic. The building received an estimated $100,000 in damages.

A fire broke out early morning Thursday at 2420 Shattuck Avenue, destroying a family-owned Italian restaurant at the location.

At 6:12 a.m., a fire was reported at Giovanni, an italian restaurant. A fire had started on the first floor of the two story building and had spread through the second floor by the time responders arrived at the scene, according to Deputy Fire Chief Avery Webb.