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WeHo Bar Inferno Made No Less Tragic By Ironically Prescient Gay Pride Float

seth · 08/22/07 11:50AM


An update to yesterday's Happy Hour tragedy in WeHo, when venerable cocktailing and banana-thong-swinging institution Micky's succumbed to non-metaphorical flaming: In our scramble to bring you updates, it turns out one of our tips—that upscale neighboring bar East West was also affected—was incorrect. CBS2 reported the fire started in a malfunctioning air conditioning unit in the basement and, fueled by inventory meant for thousands of green appletinis, quickly engulfed the building.