Brick Bar is the second bar that has been destroyed by fire in the Allentown neighborhood in less than a year. Its next-door neighbor, The Old Pink was destroyed by a fire on June 17, 2024. The Buffalo man accused of setting fire to that building, John Burns of Buffalo, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on arson and attempted arson charges.

The people of the Allentown community in Buffalo continue to process the loss of another cultural icon in the neighborhood, nearly seven months after a fire destroyed the The Old Pink. Read more from

Firefighters were called to Mulligan’s Brick Bar at 229 Allen around 4 a.m. Sunday. Smoke and flames could be seen engulfing the structure.

Mulligans neighbor, legendary dive bar, The Old Pink, was set ablaze and was burned beyond repair. John W. Burns was charged with arson in that case. Burns remains in a residential treatment facility while he awaits trial in federal court.

City of Buffalo officials said the cause of the fire is under investigation but at this time it doesn't appear it was arson.

After a brief pause, the demolition of Mulligan’s Brick Bar is officially set to happen Wednesday Morning. Since the bar is privately owned, the owner would have to give permission to do an emergency stabilization,

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