90 YEAR-OLD OTILLA “TOMMY” CARL, THE OWNER OF THE HOLLISTER HOME THAT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE THIS MORNING, WAS REPORTEDLY OUT OF TOWN WHEN THE FIRE BEGAN. COURT RECORDS SHOW THAT SHE HAD BEEN IN A LONG LEGAL BATTLE WITH WELLS FARGO TO KEEP HER HOME FROM FORECLOSURE, BUT SHE WAS LOSING THAT BATTLE. WELLS FARGO WAS ALLEGEDLY SET TO TAKE OVER THE 10 THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT HOME AT THE TOP OF ASHFORD HILL (SOUTH OF HOLLISTER) IN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS
