fire destroys Maplelag Resort (photo credit Christian Smith)
DETROIT LAKES, Minn (KFGO) – The cause of a fire that destroyed a popular vacation and ski resort near Detroit Lakes last week is undetermined.
Becker County Sheriff Todd Glander said a state fire investigator told him that he was not able to determine a definitive cause for the blaze that leveled the main lodge at Maplelag Resort last Monday. Glander said there was no indication that the fire was suspicious.
Owner Jim Richards has said that the family plans to rebuild, as it did in 1999 when the resort was also lost to fire.
A GoFundMe campaign raised more than $15,000 to help rebuild.
Richards said some of the money will be used to help out-of-work employees and host a dinner for firefighters who responded to the fire.
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