There was considerable excitement yesterday as an abandoned house near the library burst into flame! I didn't get a photo from when the roof was wreathed in orange and the nearby tree was intermittently sputtering with tendrils of fire, but I did get a shot after the firemen began getting things under control.
Of course, a small town begins to explode with gossip whenever an event of any note occurs. Was it arson? An insurance scheme? Is the city intentionally letting this eyesore burn down? Or did the owner offer the property as fire department practice instead of conducting a traditional demolition?
Whatever the case, the fire crew kept the fire from spreading while everything burnt down into a pile of rubble and ashes.
The ashes are still smoking 24 hours later. Eyesore or landmark, it's gone now.
Apologies for the cropped cell phone shots.
Haha let us know if you find out more about the event.
Didn’t look like too much of an eyesore but I guess it depends on what you like? 🤣 last they kept it contained and you all got a bit of excitement? 😳
Did they find out who started the fires?
I hope no one was hurt.
Weighing what I have heard, I am inclined toward the stories that the property owners offered it to the fire department for practice. It's been vacant for decades. Someone has been clearing brush this year to improve the property, so I assume the owner wants to develop it, and needed the old structure gone. There's no way bringing such a long-abandoned, dilapidated home up to modern code is feasible.
Yay for small town excitement! Sometimes those of us in the more rural areas have to settle for this kind of event.
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