The old clubhouse, which had been closed and mostly vacant for years, was destroyed in a fire Saturday night. Photo courtesy Drew Berger
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Report: Clubhouse fire caused by pool heater
The fire that destroyed the former Fairway Pines clubhouse on Log Hill Mesa in November started in the maintenance room, according to Ouray County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Bernie Chism.
In a report released Tuesday, Chism wrote that the fire originated in a pool heater, then spread to combustible materials next to the heater. The ignition source was “electric heat energy.”
The fire then spread to other items in the room, then to the rest of the structure.
Chism closed the case after ...
