Fire in Boonville

Fire in Boonville

Pic N Pay, Lizzby’s and several homes burn

Last Thursday in the early afternoon a devastating fire broke out in the middle of Boonville. At first it seemed like just an apartment fire that would be handled quickly, but instead it spread to the other nearby buildings. In all, it took down three or four homes, a restaurant and bar (the former Boonville Lodge) and the Pic N Pay market and laundromat. No one was hurt, thankfully, but many were displaced from their homes and livelihoods. There’s a lot of fundraising going on to help the victims, from donation buckets at the many tasting rooms to a GoFundMe page here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/relief-for-boonville-fire-victims. Facebook is full of anecdotes about the fire, the businesses, old and new, and lots and lots of memories. I just wanted to share the photos I took on the day and the following morning.