Don't Put Wood on Your Stove to Dry!

[JRitz187]

Luckily no one was injured but terrible to lose this landmark. I see photos of people putting wood on or very near their stove to "dry out" all the time. Here is a good example of why not to do that, and if you had dry wood you wouldn't need to.

http://unofficialnetworks.com/2016/...dentally-burns-down-stowes-historic-stone-hut

 

[woodhog73]

Wow well I suppose the cabin being in the middle of nowhere it just burned itself out ? I see it's made of stone. Hopefully they can get the building repaired and rebuilt as soon as possible

 

[Knots]

Individual burns down historic hut. Tax payers get to pay for part of the rebuild. Duh.

 

[Flamestead]

A commentary on VPR about the stone hut loss...
http://digital.vpr.net/post/mccallum-lost-landmark#stream/0

There were two fires locally during the cold spell last week, both suspected to be related to wood (pellet) burning. Both were total losses. No people lost, but some pets. My wife drove by this one as the first cell call was being made by someone else. The owners were distant relatives but had both passed...

The pic is from the Vermont Standard (an excellent paper that still does real reporting). Hard to see, but there is no interior or backside left. This one was on the National Register of Historic buildings, also. A co-worker heard the scanner exchanges as the crew on scene was deciding to stay on the exterior while at the same time a call was coming in to dispatch from inside the house. Kudos to them for getting him out.

 

[mikey517]

I know that place on Tyson Rd. My daughter lives in Woodstock, VT. We've passed that place many times. What a shame!