Only steps remain Monday at one home that has been demolished to make way for the new Albert Lea Fire Department building. - Kelly Wassenberg/Albert Lea Tribune

Empty lots remain where homes have already been demolished. - Kelly Wassenberg/Albert Lea Tribune

Debris is loaded up to be hauled away from the demolition zone. - Kelly Wassenberg/Albert Lea Tribune

Multiple homes have already been demolished to make way for the new fire department. - Kelly Wassenberg/Albert Lea Tribune

An excavator works to demolish a home by the municipal parking lot behind the courthouse Monday. - Kelly Wassenberg/Albert Lea Tribune