The next day . . . Traffic and pedestrians now move freely on the street after cordons were removed overnight.
Looking on . . . The fenced off entrance to the fire damaged Fat Badger's Pizza restaurant attracted curious passers-by all weekend.
Singed . . . The burned logo of Fat Badger's Pizza at the entrance.
Stock take . . . The bar area of Fat Badger's Pizza escaped damage, compared to the rest of the premises.
Hell's kitchen . . . The kitchen area of Fat Badger's Pizza, complete with unused pizza boxes, is believed to be the starting point of the blaze.
Harm's way . . . Rear seating in Fat Badger's Pizza restaurant.
Fresh air . . . Back to the front entrance of Fat Badger's Pizza and Shotover St.
An inspector calls . . . Southern region fire safety officer Stuart Ide, of Queenstown, surveys the ravaged interior at the entrance of the World Bar, directly upstairs from Fat Badger's Pizza.
Scorched . . . The main bar area of the World Bar is barely recognisable.
Sounded out . . . Expensive audio equipment is trashed.
Disco inferno . . . The dance floor is wiped out.
All bar none . . . The hub of the World Bar destroyed.
The roof was on fire . . . Daylight peeks through the ripped open roof, back towards the entrance.
Venting fire . . . Southern region fire safety officer Stuart Ide, of Queenstown, gestures to the duct that flames from the kitchen of Fat Badger's Pizza below shot up to engulf the unoccupied World Bar above.
Back bar beyond . . . The bar at the rear of the World Bar was near the fire entry point.
Decked . . . The open deck at the back of the World Bar did not escape fire damage.
Photos of the damage caused by the fire at Fat Badger's Pizza restaurant and the upstairs World Bar, Shotover Street, Queenstown, on Friday, 24 May, 2013. PHOTOS BY: James Beech.
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