At approximately 7:44 a.m., August 8, the Butler Fire Department was dispatched to a report of a building collapse at 1 East Dakota. St. on the southeast corner of the square. On arrival, part of the west wall of a two-story brick business building was found to have collapsed. The building was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
The ground floor of the building had been occupied by the El Dorado Mexican Restaurant until approximately two months before. The second floor was utilized annually by the Elk’s Lodge for a haunted house.
Due to the instability of the front wall, the decision was made to demolish it down to single story level. The Adrian Fire Department responded under automatic mutual aid. The last units cleared the scene at approximately 12:01 p.m. Exact cause of the collapse is undetermined. There were no injuries.
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