MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WPRI) — A restaurant in Middletown is temporarily closed after a fire broke out Tuesday morning.

Crews responded to Aquidneck Pizzeria & Bar on Aquidneck Avenue around 9 a.m.

The fire chief told 12 News the fire was small and appeared to have started inside a wall.

The business will remain closed until the health inspector comes to make sure it's safe to reopen.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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