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Temporary Elk's Lodge heavily damaged by fire

Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze at the Elk's Lodge temporary building.

The temporary Elk's Lodge building in Mountain Home, sitting adjacent to the site of the main lodge destroyed by fire in September, was heavily damaged Wednesday morning by its own fire.

Fire crews were called out just after 11 a.m. and arrived to find smoke billowing from the building, a converted double-wide trailer.

A preliminary report at the scene indicated the fire began due to an electrical problem in the building's heater.

Lodge Exalted Ruler Lynn Fincher and fellow Elk member Bill Thurber were attempting to use the building's heater when they noticed it was smoking. They turned it off, then tried again a few minutes later. That was when the fire broke out, they said.

According to Assistant Fire Chief Bud Corbus, the building sustained heavy smoke damage and as a preliminary guesstimate, Corbus said that approximately $15,000 to $20,000 in damage was done to the building.

"I guess we're out of business again," Thurber said.

The temporary building had been erected to provide basic services for lodge members and administrative support. The main building has been torn down and will be rebuilt. Construction is expected to be completed by late spring or early summer.

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  • they must be cursed

    -- Posted by just1 on Wed, Jan 2, 2008, at 12:37 PM

  • Those poor elks.

    -- Posted by mrfresh28 on Wed, Jan 2, 2008, at 4:32 PM

  • Camera 8 extends its sympathy on the latest fire experienced by the Elks Lodge. Please know that our office door is open to you if you need a temporary place to handle business. We are more than willing to do what we can to help out. Feel free to email me or give me a call at the office.

    -- Posted by Camera 8 on Wed, Jan 2, 2008, at 6:52 PM

  • Oh my! Ohhhhhhhh myyyyyyy!! Stop playing with fire, Those elks can only run so far.They could come back fast. If the public would lay those (gift) cards.And the insurance will hand them the cash.

    -- Posted by Free from abusers on Thu, Jan 3, 2008, at 10:41 AM

  • Kinda weird how there has been two fires now

    -- Posted by nilreb_berlin on Thu, Jan 3, 2008, at 8:36 PM

  • "an electrical problem" interesting isnt that how the last one started was "an electrical problem"

    -- Posted by mtnhomer120 on Sat, Jan 5, 2008, at 1:13 AM
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    Frankly I find it disgusting the way some of you find it so amusing to make accusations and insinuations towards the Elks. I pity you when you have a streak of bad luck and need help, guess you better plan on asking another organization to help, you certainly wouldnt want an electrifying flaming Elk to assist you!

    Cheers to Camera 8 for their offer, sounds sincere to me!

    -- Posted by Ds_Seester on Sun, Jan 6, 2008, at 4:23 PM

  • Did you just say "flaming Elk"??? LOL.

    -- Posted by mrfresh28 on Mon, Jan 7, 2008, at 9:46 AM
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    Okay so that didnt come out right! I do apologize for the way it came out, while bad and funny at the same time, I think we knew what I meant!

    -- Posted by Ds_Seester on Mon, Jan 7, 2008, at 3:30 PM

  • It seems like maybe the Elks should become a "no smoking" building.

    -- Posted by yniashi on Fri, Jan 11, 2008, at 10:34 PM
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