Friday Fire Marks Latest Chapter For Former Cheyenne Landmark
Firefighters were reportedly called out to fight the blaze at around 1:30 a.m.
It may not look like it now, but the Hitching Post was once the favored temporary home for Wyoming lawmakers and other movers and shakers. Townsquare Media of Cheyenne s Rick Roddam reprised the history of the Hitching Post in an article you can see here.
In regard to the fire this morning, Bryan Austin shot this video of the fire around 6 a.m. today
A major fire at the inn in 2010 was ruled as arson.
Hitching Post Inn fire January 15, 2021
An early morning blaze at the Hitching Post Inn at 1600 West Lincolnway remains under investigation, according to a release from Cheyenne Fire Rescue.
The release says no fatalities have been reported in connection with the fire, and firefighters remained on the scene as of late Friday morning. Firefighters were called to the fire at 12:47 on Friday morning, arriving on the scene at 12:52.
They found a large fire already raging inside the structure and had to work quickly to keep it from spreading. They fought a defensive battle against the fire rather than trying to go inside to fight the blaze.
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Recently arrested by the Cheyenne Police Department:
Kagan C. Meyer Jr., 19, of Pierce Avenue for felony motor vehicle theft and being a minor of the influence of alcohol, a misdemeanor, and on a misdemeanor warrant for failure to pay at 1 a.m. Friday in the 3300 block of East Pershing Boulevard.
Robert Rodriguez, 34, of Windwood Drive for misdemeanor public intoxication and refusing to obey at 12:35 a.m. Friday in the 3300 block of Myers Court.
David L. Lone Bear, 37, of West 17th Street for misdemeanor failure to comply at 12 a.m. Friday at Cheyenne Transitional Center, 322 W. 17th St.
Sawyer N. Morrison, 28, of Fifth Street for four misdemeanor charges: interfering/obstructing; public intoxication; disturbance of peace; and fighting/riotous conduct at 8:45 p.m. in the 900 block of West Lincolnway.
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