Fire destroys DeKalb restaurant
A two-alarm fire has gutted a restaurant and lounge that had caught fire before.
DeKalb County Fire and Rescue crews extinguished the blaze at Faces Ultra Lounge Steak and Seafood Bistro in Conley a little before 11 a.m. The roof on the Cedar Grove Road building collapsed during the fire. According to Faces' Web site, the establishment was permanently closed.
An arson investigator has been dispatched to the scene, said DeKalb fire officials.
--Staff photographer John Spink contributed to this report.
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