Downtown Hereford House Explosion

KCLover · Post by **KCLover** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:37 am

Fire damages downtown Hereford House restaurant
An overnight fire has damaged a popular downtown Kansas City steakhouse.

An explosion and fire at the Hereford House, 2 East Main Street, was reported before 1 a.m. Monday morning, according to media reports.

Authorities have blocked of 20th Street in front of the restaurant along with Main and Walnut streets.

Check KansasCity.com later for more information.

KCLover · Post by **KCLover** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 5:44 am

News says police are treating it as a crime scene. ATF, Homeland security, KCMO bomb and arson squad are there.

KCPowercat · Post by **KCPowercat** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:14 am

Didn't the owners want to redo the building. Something about rebuilding that entire corner. Seems fishy.

No other damages or injuries hopefully.

KC_JAYHAWK · Post by **KC_JAYHAWK** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:37 am

One way to get your steaks well done

I never liked that buidling...tear it down and re-build.

Post by **WSPanic** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:48 am

KCPowercat wrote: Didn't the owners want to redo the building. Something about rebuilding that entire corner. Seems fishy.

No other damages or injuries hopefully.

From what I heard, the building was on the market and offers had been made. I don't think ownership was particularly desperate to sell.

Midtownkid · Post by **Midtownkid** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:11 am

Whoa, ate there last Friday, glad this didn't happen before my trip

voltopt · Post by **voltopt** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:17 am

I went to bed around 12:15 and heard numerous sirens for about half an hour - it sounded like something major. I live in longfellow, but still couldn't get to sleep because of the sirens...

NDTeve · Post by **NDTeve** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:21 am

980 had Chief Smoky on today and he said that the ATF would be handling much of the investigation. He also said that if there was an explosion...he didn't want to jump to conclusion that arson was to blame. I appreciate that sentiment but an explosion combined with investigation by ATF/Homeland Security will cause me to jump to that conclusion!!

Post by **dangerboy** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:40 am

The terrorists have come for our BBQ.

Post by **DaveKCMO** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:45 am

i heard nothing a block away. oh, the benefits of double-pane glass! i totally forgot to look that direction as i headed out for work this morning. while it was an institution and some people will be out of work, it's days were numbered since most of that block is indeed being offered up as a single parcel for redevelopment.

trailerkid · Post by **trailerkid** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:55 am

HH should now move to the CBD. Consider P. Ott's, Mango Room, Tanner's old locations please...

The speculation is this may not have been accidental?

Post by **WSPanic** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:23 am

trailerkid wrote:
The speculation is this may not have been accidental?

The speculation is that it was an explosive device of some sort. Those are rarely accidental.

zonk · Post by **zonk** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:51 am

Too bad for Rod....i'm glad no one was injured.

Prediction: I'd look for them to stay in the X-roads.....not at the current/old/burned site....maybe something within say 2 blocks?

Midtownkid · Post by **Midtownkid** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:57 am

A spot closer to the new PAC would be a good move

KCFutbol · Post by **KCFutbol** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:26 am

I have had a dinner meeting there tomorrow night.

moderne · Post by **moderne** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:45 am

Don't they still have that brick building(the old beer distributorship) a block to the east where they do banquets?

KCFutbol · Post by **KCFutbol** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:50 am

Why do I read the comments section on the Star website?

I know better, I really do.

voltopt · Post by **voltopt** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:11 pm

The Hollywood Room? Wasn't that Paddy O'Quigleys?

Gretz · Post by **Gretz** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:25 pm

I predict the investigation will reveal a poorly contrived "gas-leak" for insurance fraud.

PumpkinStalker · Post by **PumpkinStalker** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:36 pm

voltopt wrote: The Hollywood Room? Wasn't that Paddy O'Quigleys?

Yes, I thought they ditched that a couple years ago and was most recently O'Quigleys. I don't think HH retained any part of the building.

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