Tiki Tom's burns down! Gone! Adios, giant nameless Green Frog! - General Tiki

MT Mai Tai Tiki Socialite Exotic Isle of Alameda Joined: Mar 21, 2004 Posts: 1438	MT Mai Tai Posted posted on Fri, Oct 8, 2010 12:26 PM Wow, I just saw this on the local news channel. Evidently Tiki Tom's on the Oakland side of the Park Street Bridge burned down last night. It appears to be under "mysterious circumstances", as the building had been closed up, and the gas and electricity turned off for the last two days. And there was a boat floating in the estuary canal that was suspiciously on fire as well, and it turned out to be the boat of the owner of Tiki Tom's. Here's a small article on it. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/08/BA741FQ7G0.DTL Fire destroys Oakland waterfront restaurant Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer San Francisco Chronicle October 8, 2010 10:39 AM Friday, October 8, 2010 (10-08) 10:39 PDT OAKLAND -- A restaurant on Oakland's waterfront was destroyed by a three-alarm fire late Thursday. Firefighters responded to Tiki Tom's restaurant and bar at 300 29th Ave. at 11:13 p.m. and found the building fully engulfed, with flames shooting through the roof, said Battalion Chief Edward Kilmartin. The restaurant, located near the Park Street Bridge that leads into Alameda, is a total loss, Kilmartin said. Its trademark giant inflatable green frog, located on the roof, was also destroyed. The restaurant was closed at the time, and no one was injured. Investigators are trying to locate the owner of the restaurant, Kilmartin said. The cause of the fire has not been determined. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/08/BA741FQ7G0.DTL#ixzz11nPzYQQF

Wow, I just saw this on the local news channel. Evidently Tiki Tom's on the Oakland side of the Park Street Bridge burned down last night. It appears to be under "mysterious circumstances", as the building had been closed up, and the gas and electricity turned off for the last two days. And there was a boat floating in the estuary canal that was suspiciously on fire as well, and it turned out to be the boat of the owner of Tiki Tom's. Here's a small article on it.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/10/08/BA741FQ7G0.DTL

Fire destroys Oakland waterfront restaurant

Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer
San Francisco Chronicle October 8, 2010 10:39 AM

Friday, October 8, 2010

(10-08) 10:39 PDT OAKLAND -- A restaurant on Oakland's waterfront was destroyed by a three-alarm fire late Thursday.

Firefighters responded to Tiki Tom's restaurant and bar at 300 29th Ave. at 11:13 p.m. and found the building fully engulfed, with flames shooting through the roof, said Battalion Chief Edward Kilmartin.

The restaurant, located near the Park Street Bridge that leads into Alameda, is a total loss, Kilmartin said. Its trademark giant inflatable green frog, located on the roof, was also destroyed.

The restaurant was closed at the time, and no one was injured.

Investigators are trying to locate the owner of the restaurant, Kilmartin said. The cause of the fire has not been determined.

Post #558629 by Mai Tai on Fri, Oct 8, 2010 12:26 PM