Savage's Hill Country Bar & Grill caught fire before 5 a.m. on June 27. While surrounding buildings on the property were saved, the location of the business was a complete loss.
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A fire destroyed Savage’s Hometown Bar & Grill on Friday morning. As of Friday afternoon, the Hays County Fire Marshal’s Office stated that the fire is under investigation and that they could not confirm whether or not anyone was injured in the fire. According to Christopher Robbins, Assistant Chief of Wimberley Fire Rescue, first responders were called to the fire just before 5 a.m. on June 27. “Our guys arrived on location, and we discovered heavy fire involvement on the first floor pushing out the left side of the building, and then we also had blackout conditions with turbulent smoke on the second story. It was already preparing to self ventilate, so we initiated a fast offensive attack on the first floor to try and reset the fire conditions.” Robbins said that firefighters were able to gain control of the first floor of the building before heading up to the second floor to try and access voids in the ceiling and roof. Due to the conditions of the fire as well as the design features of the building, such as vaulted ceilings, firefighters were unable breach the ceiling and they began to change to using a defensive fire approach to contain the damage to the main structure. Beyond Wimberley Fire, South Hays Fire Department, San Marcos Fire Department and Canyon Lake Fire Department responded. Robbins stated that was no damage to the surrounding structures. “The crews did an amazing job taking a poison to prevent [damage to the other buildings.] Robbins said. No firefighters were injured during the incident.
