Fire closed this breakfast stop at a ‘crazy’ Meridian intersection. Will it reopen?
Fire in the doughnut hole!
When late-night flames broke out Jan. 15 at Krispy Kreme, 1525 S. Eagle Road, it caused a siren ruckus.
The chain’s lone Idaho store is at the intersection of Fairview Avenue and Eagle Road in Meridian — a spot motorists know all too well. In a story that aired last year on Idaho News 6, General Manager Nathan Bronson described Eagle Road as “crazy, absolutely crazy.”
Responders included the Meridian Fire Department, Boise Fire Department, Eagle Fire Department, Ada County Paramedics, Meridian Police Department, Idaho Power and Intermountain Gas, according to a Meridian Fire Department press release.
The incident caused no reported injuries. But the popular coffee-and-doughnuts breakfast destination immediately closed — and has been dark since.
Good news. Light is flickering at the end of the tunnel.
(And it’s not flames.)
“As of mid-February, all necessary demolition has been completed and rebuild has begun,” according to a note posted on Krispy Kreme’s doors. “The estimated open timeline is in March of 2025.”
On Thursday, as traffic streamed by on Eagle Road, there was no sign of life inside the doughnut shop. Furnishings were covered in plastic. But judging from the interior, it appears that the fire could have ended up worse — say, Krispier.
“Thanks to the swift and coordinated efforts of all emergency personnel involved, the fire was quickly extinguished,” according to the January press release from the Meridian Fire Department.
This story was originally published February 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM.