Union Hall Closed Indefinitely After Friday Night Fire
March 25, 2017, 5:36 p.m.
'Place is wrecked,' a band member who played there said.
A fire broke out at the popular Brooklyn restaurant and venue, Union Hall, late last night. Luckily, no one was injured.
The FDNY arrived at 702 Union Street, between 5th and 6th Avenues, at 11:50 p.m. and firefighters had the all-hands fire under control by 12:36 a.m. The fire apparently started in the cockloft of the four-story building.
Brooklyn Vegan reports, "SAVAK were headlining Friday night, along with Lake Ruth, and alarms went off as they were finishing their last song." Lake Ruth member Hewson Chen said of the upstairs, "Place is wrecked."
Union Hall in Brooklyn was on fire! @UnionHallNY pic.twitter.com/RTFdf9bgkg
— Jason Carucci (@jcarucci) March 25, 2017
Earlier this morning, Union Hall confirmed no one was injured and then, a few hours later, said that it would remain closed as they assess the damage:
Thank you everyone for concern and to FDNY. There was a fire/smoke condition @unionhallny Fri night. No one hurt. Will update status soon.
— Union Hall (@UnionHallNY) March 25, 2017
— Union Hall (@UnionHallNY) March 25, 2017