Winona bar devastated by fire; fundraiser created for staff, owner

Winona bar devastated after fire

(ABC 6 News) – A large fire was reported at a bar near Winona early Friday morning, an official from Winona Fire Department (WFD) said.

It happened around 3:15 a.m. at The Black Horse Bar and Grill, located at 34648 Old Homer Rd in Homer Township.

The Bar and Grill was reduced to rubble.

Black Horse Bar and Grill GofundMe

According to WFD, it’s unknown if there were any injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

A GoFundMe for the Bar and Grill called the “long-time Winona establishment” a big loss.

The fundraiser claims one staffer lived directly above the bar and “lost everything but the clothes on his back.”

Members had a lot to say about the devastating fire, saying the restaurant was a staple to Winona and “one of a kind.”

“My mom called me at like 6 in the morning and was like ‘it’s burning down,’ and she was sending me pictures and stuff and I was just like, ‘there’s absolutely no way that is happening right now. That’s crazy,'” said Madeline McConville, who was a waitress at Black Horse Bar and Grill.

“Very very sad. Literally last night we were deciding where to go to dinner and we thought, ‘hey, let’s go to the Black Horse,’ and we decided against it and kind of regret that now because we would’ve been able to have one final meal in her,” said Sky Howard, a Winona resident.

The community hopes this isn’t the last they’ve seen of the Black Horse.

The GoFundMe page is linked here: