Old home burns in Willwood area

Posted 5/21/19

In a possible case of arson, an abandoned home burned down on Friday night in the Willwood area south of Powell.

Members of the Powell Volunteer Fire Department were called to the scene shortly …

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Old home burns in Willwood area

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In a possible case of arson, an abandoned home burned down on Friday night in the Willwood area south of Powell.

Members of the Powell Volunteer Fire Department were called to the scene shortly before 11 p.m., responding to find the old home engulfed in flames.

Powell Fire Chief Cory Baker said Monday that the cause has yet to be determined.

“At this time, the [state] fire marshal’s office is aware of this fire,” Baker said.

The home, located at 951 Lane 13, was built in 1939 by state Rep. David Northrup’s grandfather; Northrup’s mother, Mary Ann, grew up in the home.

“My mom hated to see it happen,” Northrup said, saying she had a lot of memories there.

Northrup said the family did not have any plans to renovate the house, but hoped to salvage some materials, including the maple flooring.

“There was just some salvage value left in it, besides sentimental [value],” Northrup said.

The roughly 1,200-square foot residence had been vacant for quite some time and it was not connected to any utilities.

“It certainly looks like it’s arson,” Northrup said of the fire. “... You could see where somebody came in there, in that yard, and then spun all the way trying to get out, away.”

He added that it’s “not natural for a house to just go like that.”

Powell firefighters spent about two hours extinguishing the blaze.

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