Mulligan’s Brick Bar demolition to resume Thursday following fire

Demolition resumed Thursday morning at Mulligan’s Brick Bar in Buffalo’s Allentown neighborhood after crews began tearing down the structure on Wednesday, but had to halt work due to equipment failure.

Nietzsche’s on Allen Street is hosting a charity event for the employees of Mulligan’s Brick Bar after the bar was destroyed in a fire and the building demolished. Starting at 4 p.m. and ending at 1 a.

More than 50 musicians will perform on Nietzsche's two stages for a two-day event, starting at 4 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17.

Residents near Buffalo’s Allen Street woke up to smoke and the lights of emergency vehicles for the second time in six months as another legendary bar went up in flames on Sunday morning. Buffalo firefighters were called to Mulligan’s Brick Bar at 229 Allen Street shortly after 4 a.m., according to WGRZ.

Brick Bar is the second bar that has been destroyed by fire in the Allentown neighborhood in less than a year. Its next-door neighbor, The Old Pink was destroyed by a fire on June 17, 2024. The Buffalo man accused of setting fire to that building, John Burns of Buffalo, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on arson and attempted arson charges.

Mulligans neighbor, legendary dive bar, The Old Pink, was set ablaze and was burned beyond repair. John W. Burns was charged with arson in that case. Burns remains in a residential treatment facility while he awaits trial in federal court.

Firefighters were called to Mulligan’s Brick Bar at 229 Allen around 4 a.m. Sunday. Smoke and flames could be seen engulfing the structure.