ALLENSPARK, Colo.—Four fire departments are still working to put out hot spots at a fire that heavily damaged a conference center at a retreat once visited by Pope John Paul II.
Boulder County Sheriff’s spokesman Rick Brough (BRUFF) said Tuesday a multiagency team led by the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire. The team includes the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Brough said the cause was unknown, but investigators were looking at a fireplace used by workers at the retreat.
About 70 firefighters brought the blaze under control several hours after it erupted Monday morning.
No guests were at the St. Malo Retreat Center Monday. Electricity had been cut over the weekend by high winds, prompting the retreat to send guests home.
