|
Updated: 9:14 AM Aug 20, 2009
UPDATE: Owner of Estate Linked to Fire Code Violations
As the investigation continues into a fire that destroyed an Albemarle County mansion, CBS 19 has learned the property owner was hit with fire code violations at a business he owned in Massachusetts.
Posted: 9:35 AM Aug 19, 2009Reporter: Jessica Jaglois, Jim Hanchett Email Address: Jessica.Jaglois@newsplex.com; Jim.Hanchett@newsplex.com UPDATE: Police Investigate Fire that Destroyed Albemarle County Estate Home
New Details in Albemarle Co. Estate Fire
|
|
August 18, 2009
Investigators are continuing to look for clues into what caused a fire on Belle Vista Drive in the Stony Point area, a fire that consumed a home valued at nearly $4 million.
The home was vacant and for sale. The owner, Darren Kady, is a developer in several states and also owns patents for cell phone security devices.
Investigators say they haven't ruled out arson in the fire that blasted through the Southwind Manor estate over the weekend.
CBS 19 has learned Kady owned a rooming house in Lawrence, Massachusetts that was the subject of an intense investigation about six years ago.
Inspectors say they found a series of fire code violations including smoke detectors that were missing or dismantled and a malfunctioning fire alarm system.
We called Valley Lodging and were told Kady has since sold his stake in that property.
In a telephone interview Tuesday, Kady said he is in shock about the fire at Southwind Manor and that the house was once his pride and joy.
One official told CBS 19 the garage doors on the house were open when firefighters arrived and the sprinkler system had been turned off.
Before the listing for the house was removed from real estate records, 4595 Belle Vista Drive was described as a 4 bed, 4 bath, 7,000 square feet mansion, and 115 acres, with an asking price of $3.8 million.
We welcome your comments on this story.
| NEWSPLEX Most Commented |
| UPDATE: White House Reacts to Guest's Criminal Past 312 Comments |
| Fire Chiefs Oppose Albemarle County Ordinance 44 Comments |
| UPDATE: Victim's Family Speaks Out on James River Death 34 Comments |
| Carnival Workers Told to Leave Madison County Fairgrounds 16 Comments |
| Sewage Overflow Closes Lake Monticello Beach 9 Comments |
| Police Increase Patrols Around UVa Hospital 8 Comments |
| National AP Video |
|
|
- Debris linked to tropical storm found in relief well, setting back work on stopping gusher
- Men Carrying Mexican Flags Run on N.Y. Mets' Field in Protest
- Arizona Appeal of Immigration Ruling Set For November
- Ariz. Governor Considers Changing Immigration Law
- Banks Won't Cash Accused Fort Hood Gunman's Military Paychecks
- California man gets death sentence for torture-murder of 16-year-old runaway
- DC Metro crash spurs backers of federal oversight of transit safety, but opposition looms

UPDATE: Police Investigate Fire that Destroyed Albemarle County Estate Home