Bob Mooney House Burns

Another fire in Temple. Fire severely damaged the grand old Bob Mooney house in Temple last week. Owner Gloria Mooney says she was awakened by fire and smoke alarms about 2 a.m. on Tuesday, December 16. She opened her bedroom door and was hit by a wall of smoke. She immediately called the Temple Volunteer Fire Department, which arrived promptly and took control of the fire, which had started on the second floor. It seems the fire started from an electrical problem. Gloria says that many antiques were ruined by the fire and smoke. She plans to restore the house to as much of the original style as possible.
Gloria is staying with her daughter Lori and says that everytime she goes to the old house she finds something else ruined. This is the second catstrophe of property from an electrical source in Temple recently. The other was the Sands Motel.