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General Discussions => Spunk => Topic started by: lele on February 09, 2006, 05:30:59 pm
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http://www.nhregister.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16101836&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=566835&rfi=6
Fire at Bar; nightspot shut for at least a week
William Kaempffer and Robert Varley, Register Staff
02/10/2006
Firefighters battle blaze on roof of Bar in downtown New Haven Thursday night. Chris Volpe/Register
NEW HAVEN — Jeff Browning was worried about his beer, all 166 hand-crafted kegs of it.
A two-alarm fire closed down Bar brew pub and restaurant Thursday and the most optimistic estimate has the popular 254 Crown St. nightspot closed for at least a week for repairs. It could be longer.
"We’re going to have a new beer. It’s going to be called Smoke House Ale," said Browning, the brew master at Bar for the last seven years, in a moment of sad, dark humor.
The fire, which apparently started in the roof area, caused mostly cosmetic damage. In an effort to cut off the flames, firefighters cut holes in the roof.
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"The best case could be a week," said Stuart Press, one of the owners, in a statement that seemed more like a question. "It looks like for the most part the building held up rather nicely."
Fire Chief Michael Grant said about 50 firefighters battled the blaze. "It was a very labor-intensive job," Grant said. "The firefighters did a great job. They worked very hard."
Fire Capt. John Coles said the blaze appeared to have started in an area of the roof and roofers had been working there Thursday. Investigators were talking with them Thursday evening to see if they accidentally touched off the blaze.
Health inspectors would be summoned to the scene, authorities said. Often, restaurants must throw away food and opened liquor bottles after a fire.
That left Browning wondering what it meant for his beer.
He had 55 barrels in storage and 28 in serving tanks. Each barrel would serve about 400 glasses of beer. The beer was being stored in stainless steel tanks so he was optimistic they could be saved.
"It shouldn’t be a total loss. The system is sealed," he said. They were planning the 10th anniversary party for the brew house for Feb. 22.
About 70 people work at Bar, employees said, and Thursday is one of their busiest nights, often attracting 1,000 customers.
"I’m a senior at Quinnipiac (University)," said Bianca Maresca, a waitress for two years, moments after arriving from East Haven. "This is my only job. This is my bread and butter."
Kitchen manager Patrick Bohan said he and some other employees were in the kitchen when they smelled a strange odor. When they walked into the front bar, they saw the smoke and discovered the fire when they entered the bathroom.
"I was running around trying to tell the other business managers to get out," he said.
The venue often showcases music acts in the back room. Cashier Phil Lique was relieved to hear that the costly light and sound system appeared to have escaped serious damage.
"We’ve got some expensive situations to repair basically."
With firefighters blocking Crown Street from vehicle and pedestrian traffic, some businesses found themselves blocked off to many rush-hour patrons.
At Louis’ Lunch across the street from Bar, owner Jeff Lassen admitted they were temporarily in "limbo," but was more concerned about the effects of the bar being closed.
"It’s definitely going to have an impact," he said, noting the strong relationship between both businesses.
©New Haven Register 2006
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^^no ****! right
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Nicely done Duane....early contender for "Post of the Year"......
classic ****......
sorry for BAR, but I am sure glad it wasn\'t Richters ;)
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Duane that was really good!
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duane, that fire chief job is a good as yours!
:bravo:
the first question on my oral interview...."have you ever been around or been associated in anyway with a band of hooligans from east haven that go by the name of ....the breakfast.......?"
dooh!!!!
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duane, that fire chief job is a good as yours!
:bravo:
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New Haven fire officials are investigating a lead involving music being performed at Bar. An anonymous source is reporting that a 5 stringed version of Pink Floyd\'s Breathe was played on monday night by Tim Palmieri, a local bohemian musician originally from East Haven. It is believed that left over embers from this extremely hot rendition may have been smoldering in the upper areas of the establishment for a couple of days before reigniting and causing the inferno. This source reports further that the story will be hard to corroberate, as the performance was poorly attended and witnesses were few. The bartenders reported an unidentified minor who always seems to be someone different when asked for identification and an over the hill drunk who left with no money left in his pockets as the only viable witnesses. Neither one has been identified or cantacted at this time. The bartenders also reported thet Mr. palmieri had some sort of device that he used to layer numerous rythems over some intense solos causing the temperature in the room to rise considerably and without proper ventilation of the hot gasses, the heat in the upper areas of the building rose to dangerous levels. Mr. Palmieri has not been reached for comment as he is usually oblivious to these types of things, but there is speculation that when he continues his residency at Bar, he will be asked, for safety reasons, to leave any heat/face melting equipment at home. One can only hope that when that time comes, for safety reasons, that there will be more witnesses.
apparently there were no fires in bridgeport last night.. ;)
nicely done, duane!
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New Haven fire officials are investigating a lead involving music being performed at Bar. An anonymous source is reporting that a 5 stringed version of Pink Floyd\'s Breathe was played on monday night by Tim Palmieri, a local bohemian musician originally from East Haven. It is believed that left over embers from this extremely hot rendition may have been smoldering in the upper areas of the establishment for a couple of days before reigniting and causing the inferno. This source reports further that the story will be hard to corroberate, as the performance was poorly attended and witnesses were few. The bartenders reported an unidentified minor who always seems to be someone different when asked for identification and an over the hill drunk who left with no money left in his pockets as the only viable witnesses. Neither one has been identified or cantacted at this time. The bartenders also reported thet Mr. palmieri had some sort of device that he used to layer numerous rythems over some intense solos causing the temperature in the room to rise considerably and without proper ventilation of the hot gasses, the heat in the upper areas of the building rose to dangerous levels. Mr. Palmieri has not been reached for comment as he is usually oblivious to these types of things, but there is speculation that when he continues his residency at Bar, he will be asked, for safety reasons, to leave any heat/face melting equipment at home. One can only hope that when that time comes, for safety reasons, that there will be more witnesses.
can anyone say......Digest?!?!
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Classic. That is great.
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rotfl rotfl
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New Haven fire officials are investigating a lead involving music being performed at Bar. An anonymous source is reporting that a 5 stringed version of Pink Floyd\'s Breathe was played on monday night by Tim Palmieri, a local bohemian musician originally from East Haven. It is believed that left over embers from this extremely hot rendition may have been smoldering in the upper areas of the establishment for a couple of days before reigniting and causing the inferno. This source reports further that the story will be hard to corroberate, as the performance was poorly attended and witnesses were few. The bartenders reported an unidentified minor who always seems to be someone different when asked for identification and an over the hill drunk who left with no money left in his pockets as the only viable witnesses. Neither one has been identified or cantacted at this time. The bartenders also reported thet Mr. palmieri had some sort of device that he used to layer numerous rythems over some intense solos causing the temperature in the room to rise considerably and without proper ventilation of the hot gasses, the heat in the upper areas of the building rose to dangerous levels. Mr. Palmieri has not been reached for comment as he is usually oblivious to these types of things, but there is speculation that when he continues his residency at Bar, he will be asked, for safety reasons, to leave any heat/face melting equipment at home. One can only hope that when that time comes, for safety reasons, that there will be more witnesses.
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aww jeez. I was referring to birthdays here people. :no:
:banghead:
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I love being sandwiched in between two such wonderful fishes.
thats just asking for it, but I won\'t be the one to do it. . .
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"That\'s our Jocelyn!"
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I love being sandwiched in between two such wonderful fishes.
thats just asking for it, but I won\'t be the one to do it. . .
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:sadban:
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I have a pizza stone and have been praised on my pizza making skills--I toss the dough and all! (I wont toss my salad for you though)...We should get a solo show up here in North Western CT...That sucks about BAR..I had a good time with everyone on 2-3-06. Hope all is well with everyone
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I love being sandwiched in between two such wonderful fishes.
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That sucks. Hope it\'s fixed up by my birthday gig... I have till the 27th though, so I guess that should be enough time.
the 27th!! think we\'ve talked about this before but mine\'s on the 26th!! :biggrin: (and tim\'s is the 28th)
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todd, how about another hotel tka show in the near future? tim now has 2 more nights off a week until breakfast goes on tour, so thats going to be pretty rough for him.
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I have nothing planned except for maybe a night of Timmy Tour.?
Don\'t wish me happy birthday yet though, that\'s really jumping the gun. Thanks though! :P
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holy crap that sucks! lets hope the pizza oven is still in good shape and they get that mess cleaned up quickly.
:that:
happy birthday jocelyn! what you got planned, or is it all hush hush?
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holy crap that sucks! lets hope the pizza oven is still in good shape and they get that mess cleaned up quickly.
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That sucks. Hope it\'s fixed up by my birthday gig... I have till the 27th though, so I guess that should be enough time.
Wow that was selfish.
Rewrite: I hope everyone is ok, the damage isn\'t too extensive, and Tim still gets to play his gig Monday if there was supposed to be one.
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BAR Timmy gigs have been moved to my garage. My mom makes a mean homemade Za and my fridge is always stocked with LT...
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glad no one got hurt,
Bummer! did tim have any gigs comin up there? mon?
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The fire may have started in a second floor storage area, but it\'s not clear yet how the fire started.
:doh:damn! i kmew i should\'ve put out that cigarette! oops ;)
I\'m just glad I got my credit card out b4 the fire... thanks berzerker - it woulda been a rough weekend
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Fire at Bar in New Haven
http://www.wtnh.com/Global/story.asp?S=4480666
(New Haven-WTNH, Feb. 9, 2006 Updated 5:03 PM) _ Firefighters are on the scene of a fire at the "Bar" restaurant.
Firefighters could be seen on the roof of the building on Crown Street poking holes in the roof. The fire chief tells News Channel 8 this has been a "labor intensive fire" to fight.
The fire was reported around 3:00 p.m. when employees smelled smoke.
There was no severe structural damage to the building, but there is water damage.
Crown Street remains closed right now between College and High Streets.
The fire may have started in a second floor storage area, but it\'s not clear yet how the fire started.
There are no reports of injuries.