Someone opened up a back door Wednesday night and threw a
bomb inside Radio Bar and Grill on Busch Boulevard, blowing doors off their
hinges, coating the floor with shattered glass and sending one person to the
hospital, according to tampabay.com.
Tampa police were still investigating the incident Thursday
as the bar's management and staff gathered to assess the damage.
"We're just trying to figure out who would try to come
in here and kill us," said Robert "Hoff" Hoffa, a disc jockey
for the bar's on-site radio station. "We don't have any enemies
here."
Hoffa had just finished his regular Wednesday night country
music show when the blast happened about 10:30 p.m., he said. Someone opened the back door of the small
building, which stands two blocks west of Busch Gardens, and tossed in the
device, Hoffa said.
Police described the bomb as a "homemade crude
device."
The explosion sounded like a truck slammed into the
building, Hoffa said. People were thrown off their feet. The restroom doors
were blown out of their frames. Inch-thick glass surrounding the DJ booth
shattered and rained down to the floor.
The explosion knocked out three computer servers the station
used to stay on the air, Hoffa said. The total property damage to the station
alone was between $5,000 and $10,000, he said.
The bar is owned by Leslie D. Brewer of Temple Terrace. Radio Bar and Grill opened 18 months ago,
Hoffa said. It operates as both a restaurant and a live radio station,
broadcasting country and rock music on 102.1 FM and online. It has served as a
venue for several country and rock bands. The bar has also held special events
to raise money for cancer research and other charitable causes, Hoffa said.
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