copyright the Chronicle December 6, 2017
by Tena Starr
Two state troopers have been put on paid administrative leave pending investigation of a fire that burned a Stannard house Monday that one of them owned, State Police in St. Johnsbury said Tuesday.
Police say they are investigating the fire. Trooper Stephen McGranaghan, 38, owned the A-frame house but did not live there. In fact, the house was vacant and in very rough shape, said Greensboro Fire Chief Dave Brochu on Tuesday. It had no doors or windows.
Chief Brochu said a neighbor reported the house fire at 12:30 a.m. Monday.
“It was reported as an explosion and a ball of fire on the Stannard Mountain Road,” he said.
He said he called the Hardwick, Walden, and Woodbury fire departments because he was not sure where on the Stannard Mountain Road the fire was. Walden and Woodbury were quickly sent home because there was a brook on the property that firefighters could pump water out of.
The empty house was fully involved when firefighters arrived, State Police said.
Chief Brochu said it could be seen from quite a distance.
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