Fire marshal: Grease accumulation sparked Wolf Lodge blaze
The Wolf Lodge Steakhouse sits burned to the ground the day after Labor Day.
BILL BULEY/Press
COEUR d’ALENE — The Idaho State Fire Marshal’s Office said Thursday that grease accumulation was the cause of the Labor Day fire that destroyed the iconic Wolf Lodge Steakhouse.
"It was determined that a breach in the flue pipe above the kitchen’s wood-fired grill allowed an accumulation of grease to form on the flue piping and inside the attic. This build-up of grease ignited and spread to the remainder of the building," a press release said. "The fire was classified as accidental."
Jason Blubaum, state deputy fire marshal, was one of the investigators of the scene the day after the blaze.
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