By Stew Kernan

Arson has officially been ruled out as the cause of a fire at the Killarney Mountain Lodge.

The May 26th blaze destroyed a 16-unit building that was under construction.

Damage was estimated at $3 to $4 million.

At the time, the Ontario Fire Marshall and OPP investigations described the fire as suspicious, but now it’s been determined spontaneous combustion involving a bag of rags and sawdust was to blame.

General Manager Kelly McAree says they will replace the building with construction to begin in August.

In the meantime, some other new sections of the Lodge, part of an 18-million dollar renovation, will be unveiled at an Open House this weekend.

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