Historic Quinninup Tavern destroyed by fire in WA’s South West

THE South West is mourning the loss of one of its most iconic venues after the 67-year-old Quinninup Tavern went up in flames in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Dale Atkins purchased “The Quinny” eight years ago and was in shock Saturday morning as she struggled to process the blaze.

“Someone in town rang me at about 4.30am to tell me the tavern was on fire and I thought it was a joke at first,” she said.

“I arrived just before the emergency services got there and the whole tavern was already engulfed.

“When the firies arrived they couldn’t get near the building because all the gas bottles we had on site were exploding.”

Source: Historic Quinninup Tavern destroyed by fire in WA’s South West | Perth Now