A HOME THAT'S BEEN A HEADACHE FOR ALBUQUERQUE FIREFIGHTERS AND POLICE IS TORN DOWN. SAFE CITY STRIKE FORCE DIRECTOR JOE MARTINEZ SAYS FIRE CREWS HAVE HAD TO RESPOND TO SEVERAL FIRES AT THE HOME IN THE 11-THOUSAND BLOCK OF LEXINGTON NORTHEAST. AND HE SAYS THE CITY WAS FORCED TO GO TO COURT DUE TO INTERFERENCE FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER. HE SAYS THEY APPLIED WITH DISTRICT COURT TO PREVENT THE OWNER FROM INTERFERING WITH THE DEMOLITION.
MARTINEZ SAYS THE PROPERTY WAS A HEALTH HAZARD FOR FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE AND THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR CANDELARIA AND CHELWOOD PARK.
