photo of flames by Rick Galer
other photos by Gary Hunter of Fire District No. 3
posted 05/16/01 Twenty San Juan Fire District No. 3 firefighters were up early to fight a blaze which destroyed a 100-year-old brick outbuilding on San Juan Island. The fire marshal is investigating the cause of the 4 a.m. Bailer Hill fire. It appears to have started in a wood stove. The wooden roof was fully involved and had caved in when firefighters arrived. The building was a total loss.