A fire on Monday damaged the former King’s Court motel along old Route 66 in Oro Grande, Calif., reported the Victorville Daily Press.
The especially tragic part of the blaze was the its owner was in the midst of renovating the long-closed 1940s motel. The owner, Nancy Brooklier, also owns the nearby Antique Station.
One woman was treated for a medical condition while firefighters were battling the blaze. She refused hospitalization.
Two of the motel’s units were destroyed. Brooklier surmised that squatters may have set the fire.
Along with owning the antique shop and the motel property, Brooklier owns several of the older buildings along National Trails Highway.
“Our hopes are to refurbish the entire town,” she said. “Now I don’t know if I’ll be able to save the units that weren’t damaged. I have to wait to see what the county says. They may want to me to bulldoze the entire property down.” […]
But Monday’s set back has not deterred her from going forward with her plans to renovate the town.
“It’s not going to stop me but this is very sad,” she stated.