An early morning fire destroyed a restaurant in downtown Freeport on Wednesday, causing an estimated $360,000 in damages.

The fire ripped a huge hole through the roof of the Corsican Cafe and Chowder House, owned by Robin Wade and her husband Ed Berg, on Mechanic Street, according to Fire Chief Darrel Fournier. The fire spread in back of the three-story buiding and caused lesser damage to R.D. Allen Freeport Jewelers and two apartments above it on Middle Street, Fournier said.

There were no injuries to inhabitants of the buildings or to firefighters, Fournier said.

Berg said early Wednesday afternoon that investigators from the Maine State Fire Marshal’s Office told him that a fan that had been left on in a second-floor bathroom caused the fire, through faulty wiring. Wade and Berg are insured for the property.

“It’s a loss,” the chief said. “The crews did an excellent job saving the other building.”

The Greater Freeport Chamber of Commerce took little time Wednesday in making a pitch to help Wade and Berg. Stephanie Petkers, executive director of the chamber, said that the chamber has opened a fund to support them as they work on the next steps in dealing with their loss. Donations can be made to the Corsican Fire Relief Fund in person at any Bath Savings Institution branch or by mailing a check made out to Corsican Fire Relief Fund, c/o Bath Savings Institution, P.O. Box 160, Freeport, ME 04032.

“We have heard from many of the nonprofits in town that Ed and Robin have been very generous in their support of the community so we welcome this opportunity to give back by supporting them,” Petkers said.

Fournier said that the first call went out at 3:02 a.m., and the first Freeport truck arrived there seven minutes later. Crews had the blaze under control by 4:30, he said.

“There was heavy fire to the rear of the second story,” Fournier said. “It’s a three-story, wood-frame building. The exposure had the siding and the roof smoking to the building in back. We went to a second alarm.”

Petkers said Wade told her that she will rebuild.

“They’re amazing people,” Petkers said of the people who run the Corsican. “They’re very well respected in the community, and we’re behind them in any way we can.”

Freeport got mutual aid from Brunswick, Topsham, Pownal and Yarmouth battling the fire. Falmouth and Cumberland covered the Freeport station.