A Central Florida woman returned from a grocery trip Sunday to find her home on Avonwood Court engulfed in flames, according to FOX 35 Orlando.
The fire destroyed the Maitland-area home where 75-year-old Mary Godfrey had lived for 25 years. She was not inside when the fire broke out, and no injuries were reported, but the American Red Cross stepped in to help with emergency shelter, food, and clothing.
The house already had a long public history before the fire. ClickOrlando reported that the same property had been featured in 2016 after it accumulated more than $2.5 million in code-enforcement fines and liens tied to junk, debris, and neighborhood complaints…