Smoke filled the air as seven fire crews battled a blaze at Black Walnut in Wortley Village Sunday morning.
Owners, brother and sister Ed and Mandy Etheridge, stood by and watched as firefighters sprayed water on the bakery the family has owned and operated for 12 years.
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About 20 employees work at the Wortey location of the cafe, said Ed Etheridge, who raced down to the scene just before 2 a.m.
"It's a devastating loss for the community," he said.
No one was inside at the time the fire started, including his father who lives in a recently renovated apartment above the cafe, said Etheridge.
When asked if he would rebuild, Etheridge responded without hesitation, "Of course."
"We made entry, we had to evacuate and regroup," said district fire chief, Peter VanderMeyden. "We had to go defensive. Unfortunately this fire is taking hold. It's pretty hard to get this one due to the destruction of the fire."
The cause of the fire was not yet know, said VanderMeyden.
"There's always concern with fires like this, when you're in defensive mode that there will be a collapse," he said.
Neighbour Morgan Allcroft was forced to leave his home in the middle of the night.
"I smelled smoke and people pounding on my door," said Allcroft. "Just very surprising. My house is so full of smoke, my eyes are watering."
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