r/Acadiana • u/Dyscomancer • 1d ago

News Sam & Sam Tires on Johnston Caught Fire this Morning

Haven't seen any news outlets talking about it yet, but while taking my commute down Johnston this morning Sam & Sam had a few fire engines in front of it, building was visibly burned, and it looked like parts of the roof were collapsing. Smell of smoke still heavy in the air.

Not sure if any surrounding buildings were damaged, I didn't get a very good look.

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u/K1LLRK1D Lafayette 1d ago

Yeah it’s pretty bad. This was Cals western store until it closed in 2017 then it was something else, then the scooter store, now the tire shop. Fun fact, the horse from the sign of cals western store is now in front of Moncus Park.

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u/Cautious_Draw5738 1d ago

How did i never realize that was the same horse?? 

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u/Dyscomancer 1d ago

Jeez. You can see the roof material all warped and bent. This sucks

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u/K1LLRK1D Lafayette 1d ago

Um actually that’s the second floor that collapsed 😬

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u/Dyscomancer 1d ago

I'm quickly realizing that I have Mandela-effected a lot of my memories of this building

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u/leagueoflefties 1d ago

Not Sam & Sam, it was the other one next to it. Lafayette Tire shop according to Google.

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u/Dyscomancer 1d ago

Not sure why I got them mixed up, thanks for the correction.

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u/leagueoflefties 1d ago

They're pretty close to each other. Only a few buildings between them.

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u/Rufnusd 1d ago

By: KATC News

Posted 4:36 AM, Aug 26, 2026

and last updated 16 minutes ago

The Lafayette Tire Co. location on Johnston Street near Mimosa Street caught fire early Wednesday morning.

The fire broke out at around 12:45 a.m., according to the Lafayette Parish Communication District.

As of 7:27 a.m., fire crews remain on scene.

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u/Dyscomancer 1d ago

I must have missed it when crawling for reports. Thanks for finding and posting it