Multiple fire crews responded to a fire just after 5 a.m. CST at the Asia Buffet restaurant at Circle Drive and Quebec Avenue in Saskatoon.

There had been several calls of smoke and flames shooting from the roof.

Fire fighters smashed through the front doors of the one-storey building while a truck extended a ladder over the roof. It appeared the fire had started in the kitchen and then spread to the ceiling and roof.

It took about an hour to get to the source of the blaze. There was heavy smoke in the area and police closed off a block of Quebec Avenue until the scene was under control.

There were no injuries. No damage estimate is yet available.