Flames tore through a restaurant at a country club in Halifax overnight. The Country Club of Halifax was closed when the fire broke out at 11 p.m.
The first firefighters who arrived at the scene encountered heavy fire coming from the rear of the building.
Officials said the fire was mostly contained to Shanks Restaurant, which is a total loss.
The Halifax Fire chief said it took crews an hour and half to get the fire under control. The had trouble fighting the flames because there was a long distance from the fire to the hydrants.