Shop burns at Metolius Meadows

A caretaker's shop at Metolius Meadows in Camp Sherman burned down last Saturday in a fire apparently started by a wood stove.

According to Sisters Fire Marshal Dave Wheeler, the shop, estimated to be about 40 years old, was a total loss, including the caretaker's tools stored there. Loss is estimated in excess of $50,000.

Wheeler said the cause was heat from a wood stove that ignited an adjacent wall.

"It looks like it was started by the wood stove," Wheeler told The Nugget. "Over the years there was some charring and eventually it caught fire."

Wheeler said that owners of wood stoves should check the age and time of installation. Codes have changed over the years.

Twenty-one personnel responded to fight the blaze, including mutual aid from Black Butte Ranch and Cloverdale.