OTTAWA – Damage estimated at $40,000 after an early morning fire at the Montana’s Cookhouse on Innes Road.

Fire crews were called to the scene around 5:45 a.m. Sunday, once on scene they found smoke visible on two sides of the restaurant.

They were able to bring the fire under control by 6:00 a.m., there was no one in the restaurant at the time of the fire.

The restaurant’s kitchen sustained moderate smoke damage and there was light smoke damage in the dining room.