The Pike House caught fire (again) last night around 7:35pm. News stories about it are
http://star.txstat...content/view/3109/,
http://www.kxan.co...819&nav=menu73_2_4, and
http://www.news8au...rID=182236&SecID=2.
I drove by it today and firefighters were still investigating a bunch of smoke coming from the basement. Both roads were still closed and the whole area was marked off with police tape.
The smell of burning in the air was so strong. It's sad, really. But, like one of the articles said, this isn't the first time the Pike House has burned. It really is the building that won't die.