A wedding reception was cut short when fire broke out at St. Clements Castle in Portland and East Hampton Sunday afternoon.
A venue employee said that some kind of malfunction with the grill contributed to the fire, but the exact cause was not immediately clear. No one was hurt, though the happy couple and about 45 guests had to evacuate the building during their celebratory brunch.
St. Clements Castle's main address is in Portland, but the fire was in a smaller building on the property located in East Hampton, fire officials said.
East Hampton fire officials said flames were going through the roof when crews arrived and it took firefighters about an hour to get the fire under control. The kitchen and a portion of the roof were damaged, and the banquet hall suffered smoke damage.
Fire officials are investigating.
