![]() ![]() ![]() New Yorkers have strong feelings about the “right” way to eat a bagel. Usually eaten for breakfast, they can also be used for sandwiches. There are many ways to make your bagel perfect: choose a topping, try it plain or toasted, then choose butter or cream cheese, plain or flavored. Spread on a sliced bagel, it is called schmear (šmir), and is the ideal creamy complement to a crunchy, chewy bread. In an example of perfect timing, cream cheese was invented in 1872. ![]() The hole in the center ensures there is crust in each and every bite, and was once a convenient way to sell the bread stacked on poles or strung on ropes.īagels have been made in Europe for more than 400 years, but it was after they traveled to New York City with Polish Jewish immigrants in the late 1800s that they became universally beloved. Video from the fire on Wilson Blvd following a vehicle that crashed into a restaurant.The bagel is the only bread that is boiled before baking-giving it a delicious, chewy crust. It’s - a place I’ve spent plenty of time and probably more money. Here's the earliest video I've seen so far of the vehicle into Ireland's Four Courts setting the bar and restaurant on fire. The quick actions of Four Courts customers and first responders likely saved multiple lives, according to new ARLnow reporting.ĬLARENDON 2 ALARM FIRE WITH MULTIPLE VICTIMS /aTZDZjjxA0 No additional information was immediately available about that crash. Several vehicles were reported to have been involved. The smashed car was removed from the now-boarded-up pub and taken away on a flatbed tow truck early Saturday morning.ĭuring the response to the crash and fire, an Arlington County Fire Department battalion chief’s vehicle was itself involved in a significant crash on Route 50 at the intersection with Fillmore Street. that the building was determined by engineers to be structurally sound but unable to be reinhabited, for now. “Praying for the health of the injured in this horrible incident,” said County Board member Takis Karantonis.Ĭahill called the damage to the front of the restaurant “very significant” but told ARLnow that he believes the newer rear portion of the restaurant and its kitchen were spared fire damage. “Please keep the all the injured in your thoughts and prayers,” Ireland’s Four Courts said on social media shortly before 8 p.m. A video posted to TikTok shows people evacuating as the flames quickly grow in intensity and first responders arrive.Ī large emergency response remains on scene and roads in the area are expected to stay closed for an extended period of time. Police radio traffic from immediately after the crash paints a chaotic scene, with officers requesting “a lot of ambulances” and reporting to dispatch that “a lot of people” were trapped in the burning restaurant. The car appeared to be going well above the speed limit, witnesses said. It is unclear why the driver did not stop or turn. ![]() Initial reports suggest multiple people were inside the car at the time of the crash.Ĭourthouse Road ends at a “T” intersection with Wilson Blvd, with Four Courts directly in front of the turning traffic. He said it went about 20 feet into the building before coming to rest and catching fire. Courthouse Road and went into the building going very quick,” Cahill said. The crash happened when a car “came down N. All four of the seriously injured people are believed to be customers who were inside the bar at a happy hour for a local company, Cahill said. The driver of the car and at least one restaurant employee are said to be among the injured.ĭave Cahill, Four Courts’ general manager, told ARLnow in a brief phone call that at least one employee was hospitalized for smoke inhalation, but none were among the seriously injured. Four additional people were hospitalized with less serious injuries, while six were treated on scene, according to Arlington County police. Police say four people were taken to hospitals with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries. An earlier photo shows flames shooting out of the front of the pub while police run towards the scene and an injured person is hoisted by several people on the sidewalk. Photos from the scene show the longtime local bar charred, with a car fully inside the restaurant after the crash. The fire is now out after a two-alarm fire department response. (Updated at 7:55 a.m.) Ireland’s Four Courts in Courthouse caught fire after a car barreled into it at the height of dinnertime Friday. ![]()
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