A Brooklyn bar that was quickly becoming a mainstay for the LGBTQ community after being in business for just a few months is now closed after police said someone used a canister of gasoline to set it on fire
Police are reviewing surveillance from a gas station around the corner that showed someone filling up a gas can minutes before the fire. The flames and smoke from that night also invaded two apartments above the bar, but everyone was able to make it out.
Another co-owner told NBC New York that the suspect was last seen running down Myrtle Avenue towards Charles Place. Since the blaze, the bar's owners have been discussing what happened online, questioning if the alleged arson was fueled by hate. Police have not yet said anything about it being hate-related.
The bar has posted an online fundraising campaign to help rebuild and care for two employees who were seriously burned: A DJ and another person who started working at Rash earlier that Sunday."We’ve been trying to figure it out but we don’t know the motive possible hate crime," said Bendiner."This a queer bar. Maybe a disgruntled customer. I have no idea. Hard to get into the mindset of someone who would do this.
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