Victorian Home in Livingston Falls to Blaze

0:00It's April 28th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Birmingham News today. Your AI-powered local news. A historic Victorian home in Livingston, Alabama, owned by Robert and Mary Holycross, went up in flames late Thursday night, leaving nothing but, rubble by Monday. Neighbor and Sumter County Commissioner, Pat Ezel, spotted the massive orange glow from his nearby kitchen window while locking up for bed and sirens, soon filled the air. The whole community feels distinct, calling the house a true landmark on West Main Street that shaped local memories for generations. Every volunteer fire department in the county rushed in for an all-out battle, but the intense blaze won, sparing only four char chimneys amid the debris. No injuries reported so far, cause still a mystery, as folks in Livingston reckoned with the void, left by this irreplaceable piece of their history.