Club Blur has never been a home for the faint of heart. It’s known as a place for drinks, drugs, and dancing -- Nothing less, nothing more. Of course, the weekends are the busiest nights for the club, patrons spending hours in line in the cold in the hopes to get in, maybe have to chance to run in to one of the owners, to be seen on the cover of Page Six, or even Gossip Girl. Friday nights are no exception -- The dance floor packed shoulder to shoulder, your only chance to get a drink at the bar is through pushing someone else out of the way. The music is loud, the lights are dimmed, and the dancers haven’t missed a beat. The night is a blur.
Then the smoke starts, the music cuts --- And all hell break loose.
Someone lets out a scream, coming somewhere from a private room, or near where the bar back sneaks a smoke -- Fire.
BREAKING --- Manhattan hot-spot ‘Club Blur’ destroyed in arson.
Details are still coming in, but Commissioner Smythe has released the following statement regarding Friday night’s incident: “What happened here was done with intention, and we can only assume that now, based on what we’ve gathered, that this was arson. Due to faulty wiring and a lack of proper fire alarms in the back half of the building, the fire spread from the storage rooms and through private rooms only to be noticed by club patrons once it reached near the dance floor. Among the injured includes one of the Blur owners, Sebastian O’Riley, as well as Howl chef Tate Rodriguez. Both have declined giving statements at this time.
There is only one confirmed casualty, who NYPD believe is the fire starter. From what is understood by the scene left behind, the arsonist started the fire, only to be stuck in the backroom with it do to a faulty lock. The NYPD can now confirm that the casualty and arsonist in this tragic event is Celia Santos. The motive behind this event is still unknown. The Santos family has declined to give a statement at this time.”
A quick bit of OOC information: While this is posted at the last part of the event, this would not be known information until after the event ends! As the event ends, this information will have been out for roughly a day in RP time.
