An Edmonton restaurant was heavily damaged Sunday following an early-morning fire.
The owner of Why Not Cafe and Bar on 109 Street shared images of the damage on Instagram.
“Woke up this morning to news that I had lost my restaurant to a fire,” chef Levi Biddlecombe said.
“Today was our third anniversary of opening our doors,” he said. “I’ve put everything I have into Why Not for the past three years, and I’m not done. The coming days will be full of planning what I’m going to do next, nothing will stop me from cooking in this city.”
On Monday, Biddlecombe spoke to Global News and recounted the moment he first heard about the fire.
“I didn’t find out until just before 10 o’clock. I was sleeping in because Sunday’s usually my day off. I got told about it by my parents who saw it on the news,” Biddlecombe said.
“I haven’t been told what they think caused it… the ceiling is missing in the majority of the space, it’s in pretty rough shape.
“It’s not known yet if the space is going to be salvageable.”
Edmonton Fire Services said they were called just before 7 a.m., and flames were spotted coming from the roof of the business at 109 Street and 85 Avenue.
The blaze was declared under control at 8:37 a.m.
No one was injured, but investigators are looking into the cause.