An early morning fire struck a business in Mount Joy Township this morning.

The fire at Black Gryphon, 54 Mount Gretna Road, a restaurant on the edge of Elizabethtown, caused $500,000 in damage, according to Elizabethtown Fire Company Capt. Ryan Myers.

The blaze was ruled an accidental, electrical fire after being investigated by the state police fire marshal, Myers said.

Owner Anthony Morgan said Friday that repairs will take four to six months, but the restaurant will reopen.

Since it opened in 2007, Black Gryphon has used ingredients from local farmers and retailers, he said.

"Our employees, our great customers, our farmers ... we want to be able to let them know we are willing to support them and do whatever we can on our end and get fired back up," Morgan, 45, said.

Morgan said he has received an outpouring of support since the early morning fire through texts, calls and Facebook messages.

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"We're learning how important we are to the community," he said.

Firefighters responded to the restaurant just after 4:30 a.m. Friday, Myers said.

Elizabethown Fire Company was the lead department. Myers said he upgraded the call to a second alarm as soon as he arrived and saw fire showing on the first and second floor.

"With the amount of fire we had and how cold it was, we needed more manpower," Myers said.

Close to 75 firefighters from Lancaster, Lebanon and Dauphin counties assisted.

The fire was under control by 6 a.m., he said.

No one was inside the building at the time of the fire. No one was injured, Myers said.