• Fire At Corydon and Grand

Up close look of the fire fighters soaking the premises.

The fire at the old home near the corner of Grand and Corydon was called in around quarter till 10am Sunday morning, and was witnessed by many passersby where the house was fully engulfed. 

I watched as fire crews used chainsaws to cut back the trees/shrubs that grew all over the front of this house.

Removing some of the vegetation that covered the house.

Mayor Pro-Tem Bridgette Moore was on scene within minutes since she literally lives around the corner. She alerted the city staff to lend a hand when it came to who may have lived there.

Grand was blocked from Wells to Corydon for a couple of hours.

Without getting into particulars, this property has been on code enforcement's radar for years. I imagine it was quite a sight when the Almond trees were still full of life, but when I moved here in 2001 it seemed that half were already dead. You can see in a wide angle shot that some of the long dead almond trees had been cut down and cleared away.

The masonry portion of the home remained up. 

The fire department did a secondary search for human remains and found nothing. I was told that before the fire department was finished the owner came walking up (good news) which will negate the need for RSO to return after the location once things have cooled with a cadaver dog.

A wide angle view.