Midnight Sun: Grand Central fire extinguished - Sun reporter Sam Sessa covers the city's after-hours scene

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Grand Central fire extinguished

The fire's out at Grand Central.

I got there at about 10:10 a.m., and by then, firefighters had put out the roof fire atop the bar's north building at 1003 N. Charles St.

When I arrived, firefighters were perched on top the smoldering roof, tearing up chunks of burnt wood with axes and tossing them down to the sidewalk below.

Grand Central's General Manager Steve Ledlow, who spotted the fire on his way to work this morning, said the flames were about three- to four-feet high.

Workers had just finished repairing the roof after it was damaged in a storm last week, he said.

The main part of the bar, at 1001 North Charles St., did not appear to be damaged, and Ledlow said he might open it tonight.

"It's just a headache," he said.

(Photo by me)

Posted by Sam Sessa on June 9, 2008 10:58 AM | Permalink

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I've been The Baltimore Sun's nightlife and local entertainment reporter for a couple years, and it's surprising how much the scene has grown in that time. Most of Baltimore's bars and clubs are unpretentious places with fairly cheap drinks and plenty of character. I like dancing and think this city needs more clubs, but nothing beats having a cold, locally brewed beer with friends in a comfortably full corner bar.