Butte's historic M&M Bar and Cafe reopened Friday after a devastating fire gutted the famous Butte establishment almost two years ago.
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Olivia Serich, 5, chats with her dad Tucker on Friday at the M&M's opening celebration. The historic Butte bar burned to the ground several years ago. "When I was a kid I went to the M&M with my grandpa for breakfast and the night before it burned down I was in here getting burgers," says Serich. "I'm glad they are bringing this place back."
Meagan Thompson, The Montana StandardPhotos and video: M&M bar fire
Everything within the side walls and the facade of the M&M was demolished by 6:30 p.m. Friday.
MICHAEL CAST Butte firefighters prepare to be lifted in Ladder One as they fight a blaze that consumed the historic M&M Cigar Store in Butte.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard Smoke fills Main Street as a fire burns in the M&M Cigar Store on Friday Main Street in Uptown Butte.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard A firefighter trains the hose on the interior of the M&M Bar and Cafe on Friday afer the blaze burned throughout the early morning and into the day in the iconic tavern and eatery on Main Street in Uptown Butte.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard From Montana and West Boardman Street a firefighter with Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department can be seen as he works from Ladder One to put out a fire in the historic M&M Cigar Store in Uptown Butte.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard Firefighters with Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department work off Ladder 1 to douse the blaze in the historic M&M Cigar Store on Main Street in Uptown Butte.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard Flames shoot out of the back side of the M&M Cigar Store as firefighters battle the blaze from the alley on Friday afternoon in Uptown Butte.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard A firefighter with the Race Track Volunteer Fire Department keeps an eye on the alley near the historic Curtis Music Hall as flames shoot out of the back of the M&M Cigar Store Friday morning in Uptown Butte.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard Smoke fills Main Street as a fire burns at the M&M Cigar Store Friday in Uptown Butte.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard Butte firefighters work to detach the iconic M&M Cigar Store sign from the burning building on May 7 on Main Street in Uptown Butte.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard After watching firefighters battle a blaze all morning and into the afternoon at the M&M Cigar Store, Selina Pankovich, center, owner of the historic tavern smiles as she stands near the iconic sign that Butte firefighters saved from the burning building on Friday afternoon on Main Street in Uptown Butte.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard Firefighters with the Racetrack Volunteer Fire Department work at the back of the M&M Cigar Store to contain the blaze that consumed the historic Butte tavern.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard People watch from Metals Sports Bar & Grill as a fire rages in the iconic M&M Cigar Store across the street on Main Street in Uptown Butte.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard Butte fire captain Chad Silk works with three other firefighters to remove the iconic M&M Cigar Store sign as the building continued to burn Friday on Main Street in Butte.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard Fire chief Brian Doherty stands with his crew near the iconic M&M Cigar Store sign that the Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department worked to save on Friday afternoon after a blaze consumed the historic Main Street building.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard Firefighters with the Butte-Silver Bow County Fire Department battle a fire that consumed the iconic M&M Cigar Store on Main Street on Friday in Butte.
Meagan Thompson, The Montana Standard Butte firefighters focus on a flareup after 9:30 a.m. Friday on the M&M Cigar Store fire.
MICHAEL CAST, Firefighters examine the M&M fire early Friday morning in Uptown Butte.
CONTRIBUTED, Leon Huzinga The forlorn remnants of the M&M Friday morning.
Rick Graetz, contributed Rick Graetz took this photo in the M&M Cigar Store Thursday evening, May 6. It may be the final photo taken in the iconic Butte bar before it burned Friday morning.
Rick Graetz, contributed The top facade and sign of the historic M&M is crumpled and charred Friday morning.
Michael Cast, The Montana Standard Smoke from the M&M fire envelops Uptown Butte Friday morning.
Tracy Thornton, The Montana Standard Firefighters battle the M&M fire early Friday morning in Uptown Butte.
Lawrence Farrar/contributed Firefighters look for hot spots Friday morning at the M&M Cigar Store in Uptown Butte.
Michael Cast, The Montana Standard Firefighters battle the M&M blaze Friday morning.
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