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Much as Friday’s fire shocked him, Domenic Santaguida, co-owner of the heavily damaged Vittoria Trattoria restaurant in the ByWard Market, recognizes he is in some respects fortunate.

“We’ve been in business for 27 years,” he said Saturday, “so we’ve got enough working capital to support a Plan B”.

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Just what that plan entails is still unclear, he said, but it could involve installing “pop up” locations in the ByWard Market — renting space here and there to serve his customers and provide at least some employment for the 50 or so who worked at 35 William St., the site of the fire.

This could tide things over for the eight to 12 months Santaguida anticipates it will take to restore things to normal.