Preliminary findings by the Rhode Island Office of the State Fire Marshal suggest the early Tuesday morning fire that seriously damaged the Matunuck Oyster Bar and displaced its 300 workers was accidental.

The Rhode Island State Fire Marshal said that a preliminary investigation into the fire at Matunuck Oyster Bar pointed towards it being accidental. The fire marshal said that “several possible causes” had been ruled out,

The Rhode Island Office of the State Fire Marshal said Thursday that everything so far points to the fire at Matunuck Oyster Bar being an accident."Based on information collected to date by inspectors,