Buddy’s Bar-B-Q on Magnolia aims to reopen after February fire

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. ( WATE ) — Construction to rebuild the Buddy’s Bar-B-Q location on Magnolia Avenue after a fire in February is underway.

The barbecue eatery at 3700 E Magnolia Ave. remains temporarily closed. Planning is already underway to rebuild the fire-damaged restaurant.

“We are currently in the planning stages of re-building the restaurant and hope to be able to begin construction as soon as possible,” Bianca Kasawdish, vice president of public relations at InnoVision Marketing Group in May. “Our goal is to re-open that location before the end of the year.”

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The fire at the restaurant was reported around 12:20 p.m. on February 26. The Knoxville Fire Department said the fire was able to spread throughout the building.

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