Fire closes pizza shop

FIRE has closed New Norfolk's newest pizza shop only a week after it opened. La Bella Pizza opened in the former Mario's Pizza location at 32 Burnett St last Thursday, bringing pizza-by-the-slice to the town and opening for lunch as well as in the evening.

The alarm was raised at 4am today, with the New Norfolk Fire Brigade arriving soon after. Suspected to have been deliberately lit, the fire caused damage estimated at $50,000. Commenting on their Facebook page, the owners have promised to be "back, bigger, better and brand new."

UPDATE: The Mercury newspaper has more here.

The shop earlier this week.