Yesterday was McHappy Day at McDonald鈥檚 everywhere except for one Nanaimo restaurant that was closed due to an electrical fire the night before.

Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to the restaurant, located on Nicol Street near the Milton Street intersection, shortly before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Capt. Ennis Mond, Nanaimo Fire Rescue chief fire prevention officer, said the fire was in an electrical box inside the restaurant and crews were able to quickly knock out the fire.

鈥淭hey used a dry chem extinguisher on it,鈥� Mond said.

He said the fire caused smoke damage and there was contamination from the discharge of dry chemical extinguisher.

The restaurant was closed until could be inspected and cleared to reopen by Island Health, and it is back open today, May 9.

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McHappy Day is the day of the year McDonald鈥檚 donates one dollar from the sale of every Big Mac, Happy Meal or hot McCafe beverages to The Children鈥檚 Foundation to send children to camp through the foundation鈥檚 Camps of Hope program.

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