6:11 p.m.
By Chris Whitley
WSLS Digital Journalist
cwhitley@wsls.com
LEXINGTON - Fire investigators and State Police are still trying to figure out what sparked a fire that destroyed a landmark in Lexington.
Investigators say, the Southern Inn restaurant caught fire sometime between 12:30 and 2:00 a.m. on Friday. Several neighboring businesses also suffered damage.
The Southern Inn has served the community for more than 78 years. Alex and Peter Macheras own the building, and their family ran the Southern Inn for more than 50 years, before selling it in 1989.
The brothers spent Friday afternoon surveying the fire damage.
"It's like losing a family member. I just have so many memories and you feel like they are all gone. Stories of people coming in and saying we met in this booth, and later we were married. It's gonna be hard," said Alex.
The building owners do have insurance, and hope to work with the restaurant owner to get the Southern Inn back up and running as soon as they can.
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7:17 a.m.
By WSLS News Staff
news@wsls.com
LEXINGTON -- Crews are on the scene of a fire in Downtown Lexington.
Firefighters tell WSLS it happened early Friday morning at the Southern Inn Restaurant on Main Street.
The fire is now out but Main Street is still blocked.
There is no word at this point if anyone was hurt or what started the fire.
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