Aftermath of the Stub's Dining and Gunpowder Bar Fire on September 16th
Battle Lake, MN (KFGO) – The police chief in Battle Lake says an investigation has determined that a fire that destroyed Stub’s Dining & Gunpowder Bar last month was not suspicious.
Police Chief Eric Dison says the conclusion was reached after an investigation by a deputy state fire marshal and a fire consulting company hired by the insurance carrier of the historic bar and restaurant. Dison also says the origin of the blaze could not be pinpointed.
The fire broke out September 16. The business was on off-season hours at the time and was not open when the blaze started. The roof on the barn-like building collapsed as several fire departments fought the flames.
Stub’s, which opened in 1969, was sold to two employees in 1995 and sold again about a year ago.
(Story by Paul Jurgens, KFGO News)