BELLINGHAM, WA (KGMI.com) – A fire damaged the bar area of a downtown Bellingham business.

Fire Chief Bill Hewitt says the fire was reported around 8:35 Wednesday morning at the State Street Bar.

One upstairs resident and a cat were evacuated, but neither sustained any injuries.

Chief Hewitt says that most of the damage appears to be on the first floor of the building, but the exact cause of the fire remains unknown.

Adjacent businesses sustained little to no damage.