Popular Tulsa, Oklahoma Restaurant, Music Venue Burns

February 22, 2022

A popular Tulsa barbecue restaurant that also served as a music venue has burned, fire officials said.

BurnCo Barbecue was reported on fire about 10:30 p.m. Feb. 16, according to the Tulsa Fire Department, and District Chief Bryan Hickerson told reporters at the scene that the flames destroyed the building’s roof.

No injuries were reported, and investigators had not determined the cause of the fire.

Tulsa music promoter Donnie Rich said Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Stevie Ray Vaughan and Leon Russell had performed there.

An adjoining restaurant in the same building had water and smoke damage from the firefighting efforts while two other restaurants in the building were not damaged, according to the Tulsa World.

Topics Oklahoma

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