Back deck catches fire at downtown Bloomington restaurant

Posted on March 8, 2021
Brass Pig Smoke & Ale House is located at 602 N. Main Street in downtown Bloomington. (Facebook/City of Bloomington – Fire)

 

By Neil Doyle

BLOOMINGTON – Fire crews were called Monday morning to Brass Pig Smoke & Ale House for a fire coming from the rear of the building.

Firefighters were called around 9:38 a.m. and found a smoldering fire on the back deck which contained a pile of cardboard boxes, according to the Bloomington Fire Department.

Crews quickly extinguished the fire and opened the rear of the building to check for fire extension. BFD says little to no damage was sustained inside the building and the business will remain open at this time.

No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire hasn’t been determined.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

At 0938 on 3/8/2021 crews were called out to Brass pig smoke & ale house downtown for a structure fire. Reports came in…

Posted by City of Bloomington – Fire on Monday, March 8, 2021

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