A fire shut down a bar near on Bardstown Road on Saturday night.

Nobody was injured in the blaze that started in the back storage area of Time & Space at 1278 Bardstown Road, Louisville Fire Capt. Gerald Shively said.

The fire damaged the storage room and the floor of the top level in the back area of the tavern, he said. Firefighters put the flames out in about 10 minutes after arriving at the scene at around 6:30 p.m.

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Employees were able to walk out to safety; fire officials didn’t know if any patrons were inside at the time.

Arson investigators are going through the building, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.