Ger­ard Best

Pop­u­lar St James lim­ing spot Smokey and Bun­ty's Sports Bar was rav­aged by a fire that broke out late Wednes­day af­ter­noon.

The build­ing, which al­so housed Bob­by's Fast Food, ap­pears com­plete­ly gut­ted, and thick smoke con­tin­ues to bil­low from the struc­ture.

Fire of­fi­cers are on the scene.

Im­ages cir­cu­lat­ing on so­cial me­dia ap­pear to show a com­plete­ly de­stroyed struc­ture.

@tv6tnt @CNC3TV @GuardianTT @ex­pres­sup­dates @CNC3TV pic.twit­ter.com/lsw4z9A9KA- Stacey Siu Butt (@stacs10) April 29, 2015