| Zanavoo
Lodge fire does $100,000 damage; no one injured
By Dallin Koecher
September 26, 2007 | Old insulation and combustible
materials placed near an ignition source at the Zanavoo
Restaurant and Lodge caused upwards of $100,000 of damage
in an accidental fire, according to Cache County Deputy
Fire Chief Craig Humphreys.
Monday night between 6 and 6:10 p.m. authorities were
notified the Lodge, located on Hwy 89 in Logan Canyon,
was on fire. Drivers passing through the area saw grey
smoke rising from the building just before emergency
crews arrived.
Once crews were on scene the fire was contained in
about an hour, Humphreys said. It took the crew of nearly
50 firefighters three hours before the building was
secure.
Because the building is so old and not up to today's
code the roof is insulated with sawdust, which posed
a "significant obstacle" for the crew, said Humphrey.
The fire was relatively small, and the damage was
mostly around the fireplace, chimney and roof on the
west end, but do to water constraints and the amount
of manpower needed to clear the sawdust the large crew
was called in to help.
No one was injured, firefighter or civilian in Monday's
fire. The owners could not be reached for comment as
of press time.
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