The Matunuck Oyster Bar, a well-known Rhode Island seafood restaurant that has been called one of the best oyster bars in the world, was destroyed in a fire early Tuesday morning.The fire broke out shortly before 4 a.

Matunuck Oyster Bar opened in 2009 as an extension of a local oyster farming business. WAKEFIELD – A fire at Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingstown early in the morning on May 20 caused serious damage to the iconic restaurant and firefighters say the restaurant will likely be a total loss.

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,