Disaster Recovery News

Commissioners in Carroll County have declared a state of emergency after fire fighters have found it difficult to control corncobs that have set ablaze. The 17,000-ton mountain of cobs has been burning since Saturday.

So far, mostly volunteer firefighters have been dealing with the incident and working 12-hour shifts. Although now considered a state of emergency since Wednesday, this fire is not a threat to the area. Officials hope to receive state and federal assistance. 

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A fire this weekend destroyed the historic Sanger Avenue Elementary School in Waco, Texas. Chron.com reports that this incident is under investigation as the cause of the fires in the 104-year-old school is unknown.

Two other fires had also broken out at a nearby hotel and restaurant the same night the blaze tortured the school. It is not known if the fires are related or not. Fortunately, no one was injured in these events.

The historic school, built in 1904, had been mostly unused since the 1980’s. Nonetheless, the town is mourning the loss of the familiar building that had been designed by architect, Milton Scott. There were talks around town about how to put the building, which was being renovated and improved, to good use. Now talks will be about restoration.

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