Smoke billows from Backbencher (PHOTOS)
Six fire engines converge on Beehive watering hole.
A second fire in six months has hit popular Beehive watering hole The Backbencher. The cause was a metal cutter in the basement as the bar underwent a refit following a blaze that closed its doors in June.
Six fire engines were called to the scene mid-afternoon as smoke billowed from the pub, located across the street from Parliament.
The June fire damaged the bar's trademark Spitting Image-style puppets.
The Backbencher closed after the June fire. It is currently being refit for a reopening early next year.
There were no immediate reports of injury or major property damage.
Photos by Blair Cunningham, @ColeyTangerina, @peterdunneMP, @FrancisTill
NBR staff
Wed, 03 Oct 2012
Wed, 03 Oct 2012
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Smoke billows from Backbencher (PHOTOS)
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