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CowPatty Cantina disaster near Puertecitos

David K - 5-26-2025 at 09:53 PM

Posted tonight on the Puertecitos Happenings Facebook page; the Cowpatty Cantina on fire. Looks like a propane explosion.

Fire

PaulW - 5-27-2025 at 07:28 AM



Cowpatty.jpg - 49kB

David K - 5-27-2025 at 08:22 AM

Thanks for adding the photo.

AKgringo - 5-27-2025 at 08:36 AM

I had a few fun stops there when I first started exploring the east side, before it was paved all the way. For the last several years, it has either been closed, or deserted when I stopped by there.

I hate to see it go away though; I was probably just there at the wrong time of the day to enjoy the visit.

lencho - 5-27-2025 at 08:49 AM

Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Looks like a propane explosion.

What makes you think that?

Conspiracy prod: Is this ejido land?

AKgringo - 5-27-2025 at 09:27 AM

Quote: Originally posted by lencho  
Quote: Originally posted by David K  
Looks like a propane explosion.

What makes you think that?

Conspiracy prod: Is this ejido land?



Just looking at the photo, the tall jet of flame looks like a propane tank spewing fuel! Whether that was the cause of the fire, or a result of it is a big question.

baja Steve - 5-27-2025 at 09:35 AM

So sad had many meals there

Bwana_John - 5-27-2025 at 09:45 AM

There’s always Cowpatty’s South
Except the new road was rerouted.

A much nicer location though.

AKgringo - 5-27-2025 at 09:58 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Bwana_John  
There’s always Cowpatty’s South.



Donde esta? :?:

Bwana_John - 5-27-2025 at 10:59 AM

Quote: Originally posted by Bwana_John  
Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
Quote: Originally posted by Bwana_John  
There’s always Cowpatty’s South.


Donde esta? :?:

You can catch a glimpse of it down below you as you start into the questas driving south on the new paved road. It is on the east side of the old dirt road

Advertised with very nice signs as the “new home of Cowpatty’s”, and “Cowpatty’s South” for quite a while as the new road was being surveyed, but the new road was rerouted to the west and up above it.

A very large, well built palapa structure with lots of interesting stuff surrounding the site.


[Edited on 5-27-2025 by Bwana_John]

AKgringo - 5-27-2025 at 11:01 AM

Thank you Bwana! I am pretty sure that is a place I found last year, but I must have missed the signs that had a connection to Cow Patty's place.

David K - 5-27-2025 at 01:19 PM

Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  
Quote: Originally posted by Bwana_John  
There’s always Cowpatty’s South.



Donde esta? :?:


It (Cowpatty South) was almost at Okie Landing, which is at Km. 117

Cowpatty is (was) very near the Km. 73 marker.


PaulW - 5-28-2025 at 07:37 AM

I do not remember anything near k117. Thanks for the description above.

"You can catch a glimpse of it down below you as you start into the questas driving south on the new paved road. It is on the east side of the old dirt road

Advertised with very nice signs as the “new home of Cowpatty’s”, and “Cowpatty’s South” for quite a while as the new road was being surveyed, but the new road was rerouted to the west and up above it.

A very large, well built palapa structure with lots of interesting stuff surrounding the site.

BoenBaja - 5-28-2025 at 07:59 AM

So sad. Last time we stopped there all that they had on the menu for breakfast was hot dogs and potato chips.

bajaric - 5-28-2025 at 08:56 AM

Drove past that place many times heading south. Usually towards the end of a long drive with a couple hours to go, so never stopped. I think it was a hangout spot for the south campo locals around there.

The smaller propane tanks have a pressure release valve. A while ago I noticed smoke coming from my neighbors back yard. They had left the house to go to the airport and left some incense burning by the barbeque. It started a little fire that melted the rubber hose to the propane tank. Well, the tank got hot and started shooting out propane like a flame thrower. The pressure would drop and it would cut off, then a minute later it would build up pressure and more flames would shoot out. The fire department showed up and sprayed water on it and cooled it off, luckily it was pointing away from the house. They were quite surprise when they returned from the airport and their patio cover was all burned up and melted.

lencho - 5-28-2025 at 10:17 AM

Quote: Originally posted by bajaric  
The fire department showed up and sprayed water on it and cooled it off,
I've seen several fire department practice/demos of that same technique in La Paz.

It must be a common occurance in house fires, and I assume as long as the relief valve keeps ahead of the pressure buildup, avoids actual tank rupture.

The latter is... probably to be avoided. :o