An early morning fire at the main office and workshop of a Baird Homes location in Seymour, Indiana this weekend caused major damage, but didn’t stop the company from moving forward.
According to the Tribune, the blaze caused an estimated $250,000 damage, and firefighters spent two hours battling the fire.
“There was nothing to salvage,” said Fire Chief Brad Lucas. No one was hurt in the incident.
“Once the ceiling and roof collapse, you can’t get to the fire. You just have to wait until they burn.”
For manager Chris Beverly, he said the plan is to handle the clean-up this week, so that the office can be replaced at some point this month. But, that doesn’t mean that business simply stopped.
“We moved an office in Sunday,” said Beverly.
“We’re in business. We have homes unlocked and ready to go.”
While Beverly declined to comment about the cause of the fire, Lucas was able to provide additional details.
“Investigators found multiple origins of fire inside the office and shop,” said Lucas.
“That’s an indicator that the cause of the fire is suspicious.”
“Baird Homes is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year and has had an office here for 30 years,” said Beverly.
The Seymour Fire Department is asking anyone who was in the area early Sunday morning and may have seen something suspicious, to contact Seymour police at 812-522-1234 or Seymour Fire Department at 812-522-2598.
Baird Homes, based in Fruitland Park, Florida, has sales centers located throughout Florida and Indiana, and has been family owned and operated since 1947.
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