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Ottawa firefighters are investigating a kitchen fire that began after hours in a ByWard Market steak and sushi restaurant Sunday morning.

A caller reported black smoke from the roof of the one-storey Modern Steakhouse at 87 Clarence St. at about 3:22 a.m.

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The restaurant is in a row of popular Market restaurants.

Firefighters broke down the door to battle the two-alarm fire, declared because of the fire conditions and building type.

The fire was located in a basement kitchen and extinguished.

No one was in the building at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported.

Clarence Street between Parent Avenue and Dalhousie Street was closed until about 9 a.m.

Investigators remained on the scene to determine the cause and losses.