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[Kelly]

August Fire in top terminal at Bellecote in LaPlagne, France and a November fire at a day lodge in Scotland.

http://mysnowsports....pic/p=1899.html
Forum discussion with mpg link showing burnt terminal and new construction.

Two pictures of fire:
http://www.pistehors...ts/505_0_1_0_C/

News article with lift stats:
http://www.ifyouski....bjectID=7471515

Fire at Wycombe Summit day lodge, Scotland –
Pictures and short discussion.
http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/display.va...lope_centre.php

[Lift Dinosaur]

I recently talked to a collegue in Europe who told me about a similar fire in the top terminal of an 8 passenger gondola in Italy. Apparently the maintenance crew had burned some old wooden cable spools and the hot ashes caught some other materials on fire causing major damage (new haul rope+++++) to the drive station.
I will coment further when I get more details.

This is like the condo fire (happens at least once a year in Colorado) where the occupants clean out the fireplace, put the ashes in a paperbag, put them outside on the WOOD balcony, and go skking for the day. When they come back, the condo is burnt to a crisp!