Update on American Legion Post 10 Fire

Anyone with information regarding the fire can call Albany Police detectives at 541-917-7686.

Photo and video by Jerry Freeman Salem-News.com

(ALBANY, Ore.) - Albany veterans suffered a terrible loss July 3th when the American Legion Post 10 caught fire and burned after closing. Fortunately there were no injuries.

Albany Fire Spokesman Wanda Omdahl, said crews were able to access the burned building to retrieve several items.

"Albany Fire Department was able to make entrance to a secure portion of the building and retrieve: three safes with money in them, five cash register drawers which also had money in them, the ATM contents, some blank checks, several different flags that were unharmed and a bell from the Commanders desk."

Those items were given to the Legion members that were on site of the fire scene.

Omdahl says crews today are spending time making the building safe so investigators can go inside.

"Albany Fire Department's Technical Rescue Team has expertise training in structural collapse. They have ordered some lumber that will be delivered today and some members of that team, will do the work to make the building safe for entry. Most likely investigators will not be able to enter the building until Wednesday or Thursday."

The two businesses next to the Legion Building, The Boulevard Salon and Albany Guns, Coins and Jewelry, are both open for business.

Anyone with information regarding the fire can call Albany Police detectives at 541-917-7686.

This is our Photographer Jerry Freeman's coverage of the event: