A fire Saturday caused extensive damage to a restaurant in Rustico.
New Glasgow Fire Chief Jason Peters says the small building is still standing with four walls and a roof but the interior suffered major fire, smoke and water damage.
The Olde Forge Country Kitchen has been operating since 2016 from the building that was once a forge.
“It’s not a very big building,’’ notes Peters.
“It operates as a summer time café or restaurant.’’
Peters says the fire appears to have been caused by an electrical issue with the dishwasher.
Firefighters were called to the scene around 6 a.m. Saturday.
“When we got there, smoke and fire was visible in the back area where the kitchen was,’’ he says.
North Rustico and New London fire departments provided water assistance.
No one was injured.
