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re: Red Bar (Grayton)
Posted on 2/14/19 at 12:54 pm to Pettifogger
Posted on 2/14/19 at 12:54 pm to Pettifogger
Could it be arson or something to get insurance money due to the Hurricane?
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Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:06 pm to biggsc
No
The hurricane hit 40 miles east several months ago
The hurricane hit 40 miles east several months ago
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:12 pm to baldona
quote:
Seems odd to me with modern fire alarms it would burn to the ground like that the fire dept is not that far away really.
Someone may have accidentally turned something off with the fire alarms or sprinkler system if they had one. My cousin's restaurant on 98 burned down several years ago
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:14 pm to JuiceTerry
Seems like that place was printing money to me. Hard to believe any sort of "insurance scam" deal would have really been worthwhile to destroy it to the ground.
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:24 pm to jchamil
quote:The building was a tinderbox, seriously. An all wood structure from the 40s.
Seems odd to me with modern fire alarms it would burn to the ground like that the fire dept is not that far away really.
Once the initial fire started, the high winds spread it and fanned it. It was completely engulfed by the time SWFD got there and completely gone in 90 minutes.
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:24 pm to Y.A. Tittle
Were any renovations ongoing?
It seems like a lot of tragedies like this occur when contractors are removing and replacing things, possibly disabling smoke alarms,etc.
It seems like a lot of tragedies like this occur when contractors are removing and replacing things, possibly disabling smoke alarms,etc.
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:31 pm to Y.A. Tittle
quote:Number 1 sales tax generating restaurant in Walton County
Seems like that place was printing money to me
quote:Not a chance. The family owns a sister restaurant and has irons in several other businesses in Okaloosa County as well.
Hard to believe any sort of "insurance scam" deal would have really been worthwhile to destroy it to the ground.
It was most likely an electrical issue, I would honestly be surprised if it was really up to code
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:34 pm to East Coast Band
quote:
It seems like a lot of tragedies like this occur when contractors are removing and replacing things, possibly disabling smoke alarms,etc.
This is what happened at my cousin's restaurant, someone who was not an employee disabled the fire security stuff and didn't turn it back on when they were done doing whatever it was they were doing. It was an older wooden building as well
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:36 pm to JuiceTerry
quote:
I would honestly be surprised if it was really up to code
Yeah, I was wondering if any of the folks who seem SHOCKED that it got engulfed so fast had ever stepped foot in the place.
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:49 pm to JuiceTerry
I meant did they burn it to the ground for insurance money?
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:57 pm to Pettifogger
my family has a place off 30a. been going down there since the mid 90's. i hate it for the area, but i refused to go in red bar as they had no credit card machine. i have no place in my life for cash only businesses.
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:57 pm to biggsc
quote:I have no idea why they would have burned down the most lucrative restaurant in an area full of lucrative restaurants and the true heart and soul of the area for some insurance money
I meant did they burn it to the ground for insurance money?
There are already plans to rebuild, so that would also be an indicator
It would make no sense and I put the likelihood at 0%
Posted on 2/14/19 at 1:58 pm to 1999
quote:They changed this policy over a year ago
i hate it for the area, but i refused to go in red bar as they had no credit card machine. i have no place in my life for cash only businesses.
They take credit now
Posted on 2/14/19 at 2:03 pm to JuiceTerry
that's good to know. when they finish with the rebuild i'll try to pay them a visit.
Posted on 2/14/19 at 2:05 pm to 1999
Oli has promised it will have better bathrooms 
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