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BREAKING NEWS: Fire wipes out at least five popular gay destinations in Fire Island Pines, authorities now know where the flames started

Posted 15 Nov 2011 by Charles Winters

http://gaysocialites.com/2011/11/15/breaking-news-fire-wipes-out-at-least-five-popular-gay-destinations-in-fire-island-pines-authorities-now-know-where-the-flames-started/

The fire that swept through the gulf at the Fire Island Pines on Monday evidently started in a complex that houses the Sip & Twirl (a popular dance club). From there, GaySocialites.com is being told that gas tanks at La Fountaine Properties nearby exploded causing the fire to expand to the Pavilion (the Pine's largest dance club), the Canteen (a popular eatery) and the resort's pool deck.

Edge on the Net is reporting that "businesses north of the Pavilion along the harbor appear to have been scathed."




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Fire Island Pines Harbor Buildings Go Up in Flames


by Michael K. Lavers, National News Editor | Tuesday Nov 15, 2011


http://www.edgeonthenet.com/news/local///126777/fire_island_pines_harbor_buildings_go_up_in_flames


Fire Island Pines' downtown Monday night  (Source:Erin Stacey Vasslailli)


A fast moving fire destroyed the Pavilion and an adjacent building in the Fire Island Pines commercial district late in the evening on Monday, Nov. 14.

Initial reports indicate the blaze broke out around 9 p.m. It quickly engulfed the Pavilion, the town's premier nightclub, C.F. LaFountaine's properties, the Sip N' Twirl bar and dance space, the Pines Bistro and a bayfront home. Walter Boss of the Fire Island Pines Fire Department confirmed the damage at 11:20 p.m.