HALIFAX—One of the owners of a restaurant that caught fire over the weekend says she’s grateful that nobody was hurt, though it could be some time before the eatery will open its doors again.

Firefighters responded to the blaze at CHKN Chop, a rotisserie chicken restaurant on North St. in Halifax, on Sunday evening.

“We are so fortunate that no one was in the restaurant at the time of the fire and that no one was hurt,” said Jenna Mooers, one of the restaurant’s owners, in an email.

“We would like to express our deep gratitude to the Halifax Fire Department and Halifax Regional Police who did amazing work to contain and extinguish the fire so quickly to prevent any further damage.”

She also thanked the business’ neighbours — Jessy’s Pizza, Unfiltered Brewing and Java Blend — for their support, along with everyone else who has reached out to them.

Mooers said the fire “has been deemed accidental and was likely caused by a dryer located in a storage room.”

She added that damage from the fire was significant.

“We are doing everything in our power to reopen as quickly as we can,” she wrote.

“We will be closed for an undetermined amount of time.”

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