Five floors of brewery cellars with approximately 16 beer holding tanks on each level were affected by heavy smoke, soot and a massive amount of water that was pumped in by firefighters.
On October 26, 2013, firefighters responded to a fire at Tampa, Florida’s Yuengling Brewery to discover sections of the 100-foot roof and the side of the structure engulfed in flames. Extinguishing the blaze took about 60 firefighters and the aerial guidance of a police helicopter, as the flames had to be battled from the building’s exterior. But that didn’t mean that there wasn’t damage to the interior as well. In fact, officials believe that the fire was ignited accidentally when a welder inadvertently heated old wooden beams within a wall, causing them to smolder for several hours before the wall itself ignited.
Once the flames were doused, a badly damaged 1950’s-era brewery that needed extensive restoration stood. Three days after the fire, Paul Davis Restoration and Remodeling of Tampa began the work.