VIDEO: A legendary San Francisco sports bar was heavily damaged by an early morning fire Saturday. The Double Play Bar and Grill first opened in the outer Mission District more than 100 years ago, a hangout spot for baseball greats and first responders alike.
"I still can't believe it, I see it but cannot believe it," said Rafael Hernandez, owner of Double Play. Bar and Grill located at 16th and Bryant Streets, where debris littered the sidewalk, charred chairs and barstools. The San Francisco Fire Department says the fire early Saturday destroyed most of the bar. It left Rafael emotional and almost speechless.
"Right now my mind is, I don't know," said Hernandez.
"My dad took over in 2008, he started here as a dishwasher actually in 1988," said his son, Hernan Hernandez-Mendoza.