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Legendary Lansing Store Burns Down

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LANSING, MICHIGAN, FIREFIGHTERS ARE STILL ON THE SCENE of a major fire that destroyed Discount Dave’s Buy Rite Furniture Store on Sunday afternoon.

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photo by Darren

A water-flow alarm was transmitted around 11 am and the FD found fire in the upper floors of the 3-story building.  Eight engine companies fought the fire that also caused heavy damage to a next-door nightspot called the Cadillac Club, which used to be a popular bowling alley  in that part of the city known as REO Town.

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photo by Sumbler

The roof came in early in the operation and the building is a total loss.  It was completely filled with furniture store-type loads.  The fire is out now, but the cause is still undetermined.

The Lansing State Journal is continually updating the story HERE.

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  • Charles Emerson

    Oh man … When I heard the box alarm go out for Discount Dave’s my heart was in my mouth … It’s right next to The Cadillac Club. Nobody can beat the egg salad sandwich specials at “The Club”. It’s good that nobody was injured, but “The Club” is going to be off limits for awhile. I guess alot of us egg salad sandwich lovers will be boiling our own for a time…

  • Charles Emerson

    Oh man … When I heard the box alarm go out for Discount Dave’s my heart was in my mouth … It’s right next to The Cadillac Club. Nobody can beat the egg salad sandwich specials at “The Club”. It’s good that nobody was injured, but “The Club” is going to be off limits for awhile. I guess alot of us egg salad sandwich lovers will be boiling our own for a time…