Fire at D.C.’s Tune Inn Damages Kitchen, Spares Bar
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Fate of Neon Sign: Unkwown (Image: Tune Inn)
The 298 people who follow Washington D.C.’s popular Capitol Hill dive bar Tune Inn on Twitter were in for quite a shock this morning when the restaurant followed up their last tweet of “Pancake and bacon time!” with “Everyone is safe and we already have cleanup crews here! Thank you for the well wishes! More info soon!”
A fire damaged the bar and restaurant on Wednesday morning, staying mostly contained to the kitchen. According to TBD, a grease fire broke out at around 6:30 a.m. eventually spreading out into the restaurant’s duct work before getting contained by the D.C. fire department. A Huffington Post report claims that nearly 75 fire fighters were sent to the scene, and had the blaze under control within ten to fifteen minutes of their arrival.
Initial outlook for Tune Inn was grim, as Hill workers collective hyperventilated all over Twitter, calling what was left of the bar a “charred mess.” As the day marched on, though, things have lightened up significantly. Most of the damage was limited to the kitchen, no one was hurt, and, according to the fire department, the damage should amount to about $75,000.
Tune Inn was once featured on Diners, Dives and Drive-Ins, hosted by human nacho platter Guy Fieri. No official word yet on when the bar will re-open. In the mean time, Tune Inn’s fans have taken to leaving get well trinkets in front of the bar.
- Kris King
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