Delevan community rallies behind owners of Rusty Nail Tavern after weekend fire

The Delevan community is rallying behind the owners of the Rusty Nail Tavern Restaurant after a fire damaged the popular dining destination over the weekend.On Friday, dozens of firefighters responded to the blaze on N Main Street. Fire departments from Delevan, Yorkshire, Machias, West Valley, Franklinville, Farmersville, Ischua, Ellicottville and more were on the scene. We were sitting there for probably about an hour and one of the waitresses smelled some smoke," John Hoffman, a Delevan resident who was dining at the tavern, told WKBW on Monday. "About a half hour everybody was smelling more smoke, and then the manager Jen finally called 911."Hoffman and Crissi Lukowski, another Delevan resident, left prior to emergency crews' arrival, but were able to survey the damage the following day."It was really shocking," Lukowski told WKBW. "I used to work there before it was the Rusty Nail, and it was Hardee's Tavern for a long time. It was there for over 40 years."WATCH: Delevan community