Most people think of it as the Tres Hombres Fire, when in actuality, the fire caused more damage to Mr. Pickle, which resides next door. About $675,000 in damage was caused to Mr. Pickle, while about $300,000 in damage was cause to the mexican restaurant, Tres Hombres. The fire devastated the community after starting in the early morning hours.
Since then, the community has shown much support to the corner eatery, even with the City Council giving a go ahead for an expansion. I had the opportunity to to visit the construction site to take images of what has progressed. I saw a neat feature of the cleansing process that involved using dry ice blasting to clean the ash and smell of smoke. Workers from Cleanrite have been spending days cleaning the ceiling beams of the smoke damage from the fire. It is always a neat process to see how things are done behind the boarded windows.
Billson Construction worker Randy Corriea hammers in supports on the roof Tuesday, April 13, 2010 in Chico, Calif, of what used to be Mr. Pickle after it was destoyed in a fire earlier in the year alongside Tres Hombres restaurant. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Cleanrite worker Fred Hoag gathers the dry ice to be used for blasting the ceiling beams inside Tres Hombres to get rid of the smoke smell and ash buildup Tuesday, April 13, 2010 in Chico, Calif, after it was destoyed in a fire earlier in the year alongside Mr. Pickle restaurant. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Cleanrite worker Justin Natieal applies a dry ice blasting to the ceiling beams inside Tres Hombres to get rid of the smoke smell and ash buildup Tuesday, April 13, 2010 in Chico, Calif, after it was destoyed in a fire earlier in the year alongside Mr. Pickle restaurant. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Cleanrite workers Tim O'Shea (left) and Fred Hoag (right) apply a dry ice blasting to the ceiling beams inside Tres Hombres to get rid of the smoke smell and ash buildup Tuesday, April 13, 2010 in Chico, Calif, after it was destoyed in a fire earlier in the year alongside Mr. Pickle restaurant. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
Billson Construction worker Mike Norton saws supports for the roof Tuesday, April 13, 2010 in Chico, Calif, of what used to be Mr. Pickle after it was destoyed in a fire earlier in the year alongside Tres Hombres restaurant. (Jason Halley/Chico Enterprise-Record)
I was told the work would be done sometime during the summer with hopes to open up late August. It would be a nice comeback for the community to see the restaurant opens its doors with some summer events still around. Tres Hombres was always a hot spot to go downtown and enjoy some chips and salsa. Oh yeah, and Mr. Pickles sandwiches too.
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