CLAYTON - Investigators and heavy equipment were on the scene of Mama G's Italian Restaurant on Highway 441 in Clayton Wednesday to investigate the cause of the Monday fire that destroyed the eatery.
Wednesday afternoon, the cause of that fire was released.
The cause of the fire that destroyed the 5,000-square-foot restaurant was electrical in the area of the bar, and the manner of the fire was accidental, according to the State Fire Marshal's Office.
The insured loss was about $1 million, according to state officials.
A fund for Mama G's employees has been established at Rabun County Bank.
