Fire causes about $80,000 in damage, officials say

A fire Wednesday morning caused tens of thousands of dollars' worth of damage to the Puritan Backroom restaurant, officials said.>> Download the FREE WMUR appCrews were called to the Manchester restaurant shortly after 7 a.m. Officials said firefighters found smoke in a first-floor office area and determined the fire was in an interior partition wall and had traveled to the roof. The fire was brought under control by about 7:45 a.m. Officials said the fire didn't reach the rest of the restaurant. Officials estimated that the fire caused about $80,000 worth of damage. In a Facebook post, the restaurant said it will reopen as soon as it's safe to do so.There was no word on the cause or if there were any injuries.

A fire Wednesday morning caused tens of thousands of dollars' worth of damage to the Puritan Backroom restaurant, officials said.



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Crews were called to the Manchester restaurant shortly after 7 a.m. Officials said firefighters found smoke in a first-floor office area and determined the fire was in an interior partition wall and had traveled to the roof.

The fire was brought under control by about 7:45 a.m. Officials said the fire didn't reach the rest of the restaurant.

Officials estimated that the fire caused about $80,000 worth of damage. In a Facebook post, the restaurant said it will reopen as soon as it's safe to do so.

There was no word on the cause or if there were any injuries.