Store suffered smoke damage, hopes to reopen soon
A prominent video game arcade in downtown Victoria has closed for the weekend following an exterior fire.
Staff working at Quazar’s Arcade arrived at 1125 Government St. on Saturday morning and found an exterior pillar on fire, the store said in a statement on social media. The fire appeared to have been started on the street level and spread to the pillar near the entrance of the store, it said.Responding firefighters removed the store’s arcade games from the area before turning on the hose, it said. “Our collection of games remains almost completely intact, albeit a little smoky.”On Sunday, Quazar’s Arcade announced that the closing would continue for at least another day “out of an abundance of caution.
People can access the company’s arcade games at the Pride Festival at McDonald Park and at their other store, Pinhalla Pinball Pizzeria on Fisgard Street, it said.>>> To comment on this article, write a letter to the editor:
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