MORGAN CITY — A shopping center in Morgan City caught fire early Monday morning, damaging several businesses. 

According to Morgan City Fire officials, the fire broke out just before 2 a.m. along La. 182 in the Colonial Plaza shopping center. The blaze started in Charming Nails and spread to the nearby insurance agency, Go Auto. 

Paullete Harris owns Zo Queenz & Company Salon and Boutique one of the stores that was in the shopping center. Her store , which sells jewelry and clothes for plus-sized women, also doubles as a salon. She walked into her business on Monday morning to find water damage throughout the space.

"Kind of hard when I first walked up this morning, it was like all I could do was just shake my head and cry, you know, a little bit," Harris said.

Harris specializes in hair restoration for people who have lost their hair to cancer or other causes. She says the work helps women show their confidence again. Her store did not see much damage as others along the strip. She told WBRZ she hopes to reopen soon.

"I mean, you worked so hard for something all your life and then to come to this, starting all over again, it's like you can try to move forward, and every time I take two steps forward, I get pushed back another step," she said.

The Berwick Fire Department was also contacted during the fire and sent 11 firefighters to the shopping center fire.

Investigators said they are still working to find what caused the fire, but said that no civilian or firefighter injuries were reported.