Fire crews battle 2-alarm blaze at former Villa Town motel
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No injuries had been reported.
The first fire, which was reported at the opposite end of the structure around the kitchen, remained under investigation by late Monday, but the fire marshal's office believes it was incendiary in nature and is asking for the public's help in providing information, according to Holland. It was not immediately clear what sparked either blaze.
The second fire was reported about
"I couldn't even see across the fence through all that smoke," Rodriguez said. She indicated that the fence was about six feet from the front door of her son's residence.
Rodriguez, who was at a residence two streets north of the fire said the smell was strong as it filtered inside the residence with the door closed and she couldn't get rid of it even with some spray. Dorsey said she tried to overpower it with a candle.
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Fresh black smoke and orange flames were still visible at the scene just before then.
One man who lives just down the street from the fire was handing out masks to people so they wouldn't breathe the smoke. He declined to speak with A-J Media but mentioned he hoped the wind didn't carry the smoke toward his residence.
Rodriguez and Dorsey worked at the
"That's one less worry Lubbock has," Rodriguez said.
Last week, the A-J reported that
A co-owner of Banyan, a behind-the-scenes guy who asked to not be named, said renovating dilapidated hotel and motel properties is a priority of his business, the article reads. The company plans to put
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