WOLFE COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A family-run restaurant in Wolfe County was destroyed Tuesday night when fire swept through The Wicked Wolfe in Campton, leaving nothing but smoke, ash and burnt walls behind.

Owner Amy Draper said the restaurant was more than just a business — it was their entire livelihood and a place where the family worked together every day.

"And it was a family restaurant. It was us and our kids, and we got to spend the day every day working with them, and it was just wonderful customers, and it was just our whole life," Draper said.

Draper learned about the fire when her son called to report flames in the kitchen. He had already called the fire department and safely evacuated the building.

"When we got here, it was pretty big in one area. But for the next two hours,

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