Good news from Rockford this past week, as The Corner Bar in Rockford, which burned down on August 14th, was finally given the go ahead to begin the salvaging/rebuilding process.
Around 5am this morning an explosion at the Corner Bar in downtown Rockford set the building ablaze. The explosion was caused by a gas main underneath the restaurant and it has appeared to have done serious damage to the building.
Rockford Fire Chief Dave Jones told WOOD-TV 8 News that the crews fighting the blaze in the basement got out in the nick of time, “We’re very, very happy and luckily th