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Farmerart loses another watering hole.

shadowcat

Atlanta suburb

PENTICTON[BC,Canada] -- A fire has destroyed several downtown Penticton businesses, including a strip club.


The report of the structure fires on Front Street and Forbes Street came in just after midnight on Sunday.


The Slack Alice's strip club, Bubblee's and the Chinese Laundry Restaurant have been destroyed despite the effort of almost two dozen firefighters.


"I don't know how it happened," said Tony Chan, who owns all three properties but leases out the Chinese Laundry Restaurant. "My heart just dropped. I don't know what to say."


Slack Alice's had been closed for renovations and was due to reopen on Tuesday. Although the owners have insurance, they have been told the buildings are a total loss.


Parking lots on both sides of the building prevented the fire from spreading even further.


Because of the age of the building, fire officials say it was a tough fire to fight.


"Everything is caved in," said Captain Tom Smith with the Penticton Fire Department. "We are trying to get the hose and water to where the actual fire is but it is burning underneath something else."


No word yet on how the fire started or whether it is suspicious.

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