O'Rourke's Diner Burns

Posted by Adam Kuban, September 14, 2006 at 3:32 PM

O'Rourke's fire, blogged to AHT from the Flickr photostream of doctorhectic

Oh no. We totally missed this the other week. Sad, sad burger news:

MIDDLETOWN [CONNECTICUT] -- A diner that became a landmark over the decades was severely damaged by fire on Thursday [August 31], and its owner is unsure whether it will reopen.

The fire at O'Rourke's Diner on Main Street may have been caused by a steamer that was left on overnight, fire officials told WFSB-TV. The eatery - a small railroad car diner - was not insured.

The steamer in question cooked the burgers at O'Rourke's.

Steamed burgers, you say? Yes. Connecticut is rife with little joints that prepare burgers in little steam chambers.

This is not the type of news we like to report on AHT.

Looks like you can contribute to a rebuilding fund here: Friends of O'Rourke's.

Middletown Landmark Severely Damaged by Fire [Hartford Courant; via AHT reader Tom D.]
Friends of O'Rourke's [fan site]

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