SHELBY, N.C. — A fire damaged a barbecue restaurant in Shelby on Thursday.
The fire happened at Red Bridges BBQ Lodge on Dixon Boulevard. The Shelby Fire & Rescue Department responded to the fire but has provided no further details.
Red Bridges BBQ Lodge announced on social media that it will be closed until further notice. The fire was contained within the firewall, according to the post.
The restaurant has been open at the Dixon Boulevard location since 1953, according to its website. It has been serving the Shelby community since 1946 and finished first in a 2019 USA Today reader's choice article for the best barbecue in North Carolina.
Shelby Fire & Rescue shared the estimated damages were around $30,000. It took about 15 minutes to control the blaze. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
