Officials: No injuries reported in Willards restaurant fire

Authorities say no one was injured in a restaurant fire that happened on Thursday evening, in Wicomico County.

The Office of the State Fire Marshal says on Thursday, just after 7:30 PM, employees reported a fire at a one-story restaurant, in the 36000 block of Old Ocean City Road, in Willards. According to the report, the accidental fire began in the storage closet of Four Seasons restaurant due to the failure of the ceiling vent for a fan and light. Authorities says that 30 firefighters from the Willards Fire Department responded to the blaze and put it out in 20 minutes.

No injuries were reported. According to authorities, the total estimated loss is $500.