The Beavercreek Saloon and Restaurant re-opened one week after being closed due to a fire.
The fire broke out on Friday, September 24th at about 10:00 p.m. There were about 50 patrons in the saloon at the time. The patrons did not panic and left the premises in an orderly manner so there were no injuries. Some customers assisted the band in removing their equipment from the stage and building when the fire broke out.
  The fire began in a shed that is attached to the back of the Saloon. When the fire got hot enough, a nearby propane tank began releasing gas that in turn also caught fire. This was a blessing in disguise. The tank had just been filled the day before so there was not a lot of air space in the tank. This fact diverted a much larger problem, in that the tank could have exploded like a bomb under the conditions. The escaping gas ignited and caused responding firefighters some tense moments until it was under control.
  The burning shed and the propane gas caught the back wall of the saloon on fire. If fire personnel from Beavercreek Fire Station #10 had not got the call when they did and arrived any later the whole building could have been a total loss.

  Gigi Bremmeyer, owner of the saloon and restaurant, said that she was overwhelmed by the generosity and caring of the customers and residents of Beavercreek. She would like to thank everyone who was so supportive with offers to help in any way possible.
Also, Gigi wanted to say a special thank you to the Beaver Creek Cooperative Telephone Company. She called the BCT Repair line at about 11:30 a.m. on the morning following the fire inquiring about having an emergency phone line installed. Phil Lantz, who was the technician on duty, heard of the call and responded to the outage and had an emergency phone line up and running within one hour. The original phone lines had been destroyed by the fire and there needed to be a way to get the word out about the closure when people called the phone number as well as a way to communicate with crews that had begun the clean up process. There was an answering machine temporarily installed to let people

know why the business was closed and that they would hopefully be open by the next weekend.
  The business is again open, but Gigi says there will be