Story Published:
Jun 28, 2009 at 6:39 PM CST
Story Updated:
Jun 28, 2009 at 9:39 PM CST
For the second time this week, a popular hang–out place in a local town burns down. A fire Sunday morning claims Kep's Place in Washington.
Authorities say they received a call around nine in the morning.
By the time firefighters arrived a few minutes later, fire fully engulfed the bar and grill on Muller Road.
It took crews until about two this afternoon to get the blaze out.
Washington Deputy Police Chief Don Volk said, "It was a very popular place. The good thing is it was Sunday morning when nobody was in the building and at least nobody was harmed in it."
The State Fire Marshal has been called to inspect the building, which police say is a total loss. Right now, the cause is not known.
Keps Co-Owner Elizabeth Barry said "We honestly have no idea. I closed last night and I worked until three. When we closed, we closed just the way we did any other time, turn all the lights off, checked everything, locked the doors."
Barry says she and her fiancé took over the bar and a grill a year and a half ago after the previous owner died.
She says they hope to rebuild and have a bigger and better Kep's Place.
Tuesday, Jun 30 at 2:16 PM Cat Guy wrote ...
I have to agreee with the comment on drunks. Everytime I went in there people where wasted and still getting served. One of my friends works for state police say they have arrested on many of times people who drank there. I hope Keps re-opens nut the staff need to cut off drunks in there. But.... Not Keps fault if a moron gets behind a wheel and drives drunk.