We’re getting a closer look at the devastating damage done to an historic building in Aurora, where hours later it is still smoking.
Only charred remains exist of the Lincoln Masonic Temple.
Firefighters said it’s not safe at this point. They said it could collapse at any point.
Five stories and 50,000 square-feet now charred. The walls, collapsed. The roof, gone. But the history is still being told here near downtown Aurora.
“I used to own the building. We lived on the whole (top) floor. We built bedrooms in the corner and put a little kitchenette in, so we were good to go,” said former owner Vernon Lavia. Some called it an eyesore, a fenced-off burden. Now it’s burned.
Monday night, flames shot out of the building and spread fast.