Wednesday, March 22, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
FIRE: Cause of
blaze is under
investigation
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responded to assist.
All residents of the home
were evacuated before fire-
fighters arrived. All of the
family’s pets were safely
removed from the home.
Within minutes of the
arrival of the first fire units,
the fire moved from the first
floor, through the second
floor and into the attic, vent-
ing through the roof.
According to Cloverdale
firefighters, the residence
is composed of lightweight
engineered wood construc-
tion. Due to the construction
style and components, fire-
fighters encountered many
hidden pockets of fire in
the floors, attic, and interior
walls.
Efforts to fight the fire
from the interior of the build-
ing were unsuccessful, in part
due to a collapse of the roof,
which fell through both upper
stories and into the basement,
the fire department reported.
The collapse prevented fire-
fighters from accessing the
fire in the basement.
A structural engineer
from the Deschutes County
Building Department
assessed the building and
declared it to be unsafe for
firefighters to enter due to
Van Gogh.
“It was where Vincent Van
Gogh was institutionalized.
The building is a centuries-
old monastery, and in 1889 he
15
was confined to the grounds
of the asylum for one year,”
McCann told The Nugget.
“He walked out of that stark
existence to the outside world
where there was a garden. He
created a few of his famous
paintings out in the courtyard
when he was there. He loved
the nature of being outdoors
and talked about it in letters
he wrote to his brothers.”
PHOTO BY GARY MILLER
Marcus Peck works a water tender; one of those that made relays to fight
a major fire at a home east of Sisters.
the potential for further col-
lapse. Firefighters fought the
fire from the exterior of the
building throughout the night
and into Monday afternoon.
With the help of heavy equip-
ment from the Deschutes
County Road Department
and Robinson-Owens
Construction, firefighters
were able to extinguish all
the hidden fire by Monday
afternoon.
Fire Chief Thad Olsen
could provide no estimate of
damage. One family member
suffered minor burns and was
treated at the scene. There
were no firefighter injuries.
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Chief Olsen expressed
his gratitude for all of the
assistance provided by
allied agencies during this
incident.
The cause of the fire is
currently under investiga-
tion by the Cloverdale Fire
District and the Oregon State
Fire Marshal’s office.
PHOTO BY JODI SCHNEIDER MCNAMEE
Casey Gardener created the MOTH event poster.