Furniture in East Lansing was set ablaze late Friday night and early Saturday morning following MSU’s loss to Duke in the NCAA Tournament, with numerous couch and chair fires reported throughout the city.
Although the total number of furniture and other fires have not been confirmed, one officer estimated there had been about 14 to 15 fires as of about 1 a.m. Saturday. East Lansing fire Lt. Leo Allaire said the department had been busy all day, responding to about 26 total fire and emergency calls by about 12:40 a.m.
Reports on the weekend’s incidents, including the number of fires, should be released midday Monday, East Lansing police Sgt. Marc Smith said.
Around 10 officers patrolled Cedar Village, site of the historically large Cedar Fest riots immediately after the game.
Despite police presence, at least two furniture fires occurred in Cedar Village early Saturday.
No injuries were reported as of Sunday.
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