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A fire destroyed Roush’s Market at 554 W. Thornton St. on May 30 in the Sherbondy Hill neighborhood of Akron.
Firefighters responded to the commercial fire around 6 a.m. and discovered the building engulfed in flames. No injuries were reported.
The 15,000-square-foot building had been a neighborhood fixture since George C. Roush opened the store in January 1955.
According to Summit County Fiscal Office records, the current owners are Abbas Nael and Awadallah Majed.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Fire destroys Roush’s Market on W. Thornton St. in Akron
Reporting by Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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