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The restaurant's awning caught on fire briefly, before the blaze was put out by emergency workers.

From BBC

For the front awning, he used sassafras, a semi-soft wood that darkens with age, smells like root beer when you cut it, and reminds him of the sassafras tea he drank as a kid.

From Los Angeles Times

Dozens of young men, many teenagers, crowded recently in the shade of an awning for a class on Islamic values.

From Washington Post

Seconds later, flames erupted from underneath the house’s red terra-cotta awning and the men fled back over the fence.

From New York Times

Green and white awnings shade windows that face into the ballroom.

From Los Angeles Times