A popular St. Paul restaurant says it will be shut down, possibly for a few weeks, after a fire in its building Wednesday.

Firefighters were called to Tori Ramen at Victoria Street and Selby Avenue about 8:55 p.m. They were able to contain the fire to the basement, but there was “significant smoke” damage on the main level, which houses the restaurant, according to St. Paul Assistant Fire Chief Mike Gaede.

The restaurant, which opened last year, said in a Facebook post that the fire started in the basement “due to some old wiring.”

“Rebuilding begins,” the post continued. “Back to square one.”

No one was injured in the fire. Firefighters evacuated people from six apartments above the restaurant.

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J. Selby’s, a restaurant that shares a building with Tori Ramen, said in a Facebook post that they have “a bit of a smoky smell, but so far everything seems fine otherwise” and they are open as normal.

“Please send well wishes to Tori Ramen and those who live above us” who don’t have power, said the J. Selby’s Facebook post.