ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Several vacant buildings in Buncombe County have caught fire this year, including the future Salvage Station site on Lyman Street, the former White Duck Taco location and the Mountaineer Inn.
Witnesses believe people seeking shelter started some of the fires. Larry Pierson, deputy chief of the Swannanoa Fire Department, said fires involving people experiencing homelessness are often unintentional.
“It may be just a simple warming fire, or they may be using that fire to do some basic cooking,” Pierson said…