An acrid, throat-burning stench filled the Sunday morning air near the fire-gutted, charred shell of an abandoned, historic downtown Jacksonville building destroyed by fire Saturday night.
Jacksonville firefighters doused hot spots overnight to prevent flare-ups as investigation ramped up into the cause of the three-alarm fire that destroyed the former Moulton & Kyle Funeral Home building and threatened neighboring businesses, including a convenience store with outdoor propane tanks at Union and Main streets.
No injuries were reported in the blaze that sent flames shooting hundreds of feet into the sky and blanketed downtown with thick, choking smoke.
The fire's cause and a damage estimate weren't available Sunday. However, Jacksonville historians say the 107-year-old building was priceless architecturally.