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A Holiday Weekend Electrical Fire Briefly Shuttered Bushwick’s Bodega Bar

Bushwick wine bar The Bodega was forced to temporarily close its doors over the busy holiday weekend when a fire briefly broke out, causing damage near the top of its building

By Emilie Ruscoe

May 31, 2016 · 1 min read

Restaurants

A Holiday Weekend Electrical Fire Briefly Shuttered Bushwick’s Bodega Bar

Bushwick wine bar The Bodega was forced to temporarily close its doors over the busy holiday weekend when a fire briefly broke out, causing damage near the top of its building

Emilie Ruscoe May 31, 2016May 31, 2016 · 1 min read

Bushwick wine bar The Bodega was forced to temporarily close its doors over the busy holiday weekend when a fire briefly broke out, causing damage near the top of its building.

Electrical fire on the third floor…

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