(JKR Walls photo)

The Miramichi Fire Department responded to a fire at the Dixie Lee restaurant on King Street. Around 4:45 PM, staff detected an electrical fire, evacuated the building, and called the Fire Department. The extent of the damage and whether the restaurant can operate in the near term are not known.

History of Dixie Lee in Chatham

• In 1966, the original restaurant was located on Duke Street where the gas bar is currently situated. The restaurant operated there until 1977 when a new restaurant was built on King Street and the original restaurant was demolished.
• Around 1980 the restaurant expanded with the construction of a dining room.  The basement of the building was intended for receptions and weddings, but that part of the business was never realised
• The Dixie Lee franchises in this region are owned by a company from Campbellton.