The Ponderosa Lodge was destroyed in a fire that may have started when a chunk of ice fell off the roof and damaged a propane line. Heavy snow blocked fire crews from responding.
Orange County firefighters pulled a family to safety and saved one man, sinking into the Tule River’s sucking ooze.Sharp, the lodge owner, said the fire destroyed his business in minutes. Though he is not certain what caused the blaze, a person who was in the area said a large chunk of ice fell off the roof and damaged a propane line, Sharp told The Times.
Many residents in the San Bernardino Mountains are still stranded in their homes after back-to-back storms as emergency responders struggle through the snow.
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