Firefighters rushed to South Rustico early Saturday morning after a kitchen caught fire at the The Olde Forge Country Kitchen. There were no injuries.

New Glasgow firechief Jason Peters said there was extensive damage inside the building from smoke and fire. The exterior looked unaffected.

Firefighters got the call at 6 am and investigators are “leaning” towards one of the kitchen appliances as the cause, he said.

Mutual aid support was activated and firefighters from New Glasgow, New London and North Rustico fire services answered the call.

A trusted friend to many in the central North Shore has folded after 23 years. The Northern Star newspaper, published monthly, hit the newsstands for the last time on Aug. 1. It was launched in October, 1996. Publisher Paul Blacquiere described the Northern Star as “the original Facebook” for many of its readers.

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