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KERNERSVILLE (MCT) — A section of Shoppes on Main damaged by a March fire is being rebuilt, and two businesses say they will reopen within two months.

Clarence Lambe Sr., the owner of the 10,000-square-foot complex on South Main Street, said that repairs to the damaged section include replacing the roof and renovating some of the interior floors and walls.

Lambe said he expects the repairs to be completed within three weeks.

The Shoppes on Main opened in 1997. A courtyard divides the two buildings.

Of the shops affected by the fire:

* Element Day Spa will reopen in June or July.

* Evy's Gifts hadn't yet opened when the fire occurred. The business will open by July 1 in the building on South Main Street. The shop sells home-garden gifts and other items.

* Salem Kitchen, which operated for six years at the site, remains closed. There are no definite plans to reopen it.

The Kernersville Fire Department said the fire caused an estimated $345,000 in damage to the Shoppes on Main's south building and its contents.

The fire destroyed Element Day Spa and caused smoke and water damage to Evy's Gifts and Salem Kitchen. The spa lies in the middle of the building between Evy's Gifts and Salem Kitchen.

A burning candle in a storage area inside of Element Day Spa ignited some paper.