The near-term future of North Toronto'sfavourite gourmet groceris in doubt after a three alarm fire broke out last night. TheToronto Starreports that smoke and fire caused significant damage to the store's interior as well as the food products.

There's no word yet on what caused the fire but thankfully the store was closed to shoppers when it happened. According to Toronto Fire four cleaners were inside the building at the time and all escaped unharmed.

Pusateri's has been in business since 1986. Aside from the Avenue and Lawrence location, the family owned operation has storefronts in Yorkville and Bayview Village. In 2011 the store wasshut down by the Citydue to poor sanitation and pest control issues but the grocer quickly recovered and wooed customers back with alavish party celebrating their 25th anniversary.

A video posted by Peter Muscat (@petermuscat)onAug 15, 2015 at 9:31pm PDT

In astatement posted this morning to their Facebook page, management indicated that the store would be "closed until further notice."

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