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VAIL VALLEY — A fire that burned down the Fowler-Hilliard Hut in the Eagle County backcountry was likely caused by the hut’s lighting system, investigators said Thursday.
The blaze was “most likely started from a problem with the solar-panel/battery-powered lighting system in the hut,” said Shannon Cordingly, spokeswoman for the Eagle County Sheriff’s Office. However, lightning on the night of Sept. 20 could not be ruled out, Cordingly said.
The hut was discovered burned to the ground Sept. 23. Its owner, the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association, says it plans to rebuild. Edward Stoner, Vail Daily
