STANLEY — The owners of the Redfish Lake Lodge purchased the Stanley High Country Inn this month, adding a total of three hotels to their holdings in one year.

He originally estimated the lodge would lose about $300,000 after the fires forced them to close during a portion of peak season. "It was probably more than double that," he said.

We drove to talk to the guards at the entrance of Redfish Lake, and they told us what was going on.” By then, the fire had grown to over 2,000 acres and had reached only a few yards of the lodge.

Currently on the Bench Lake Fire, resources include Incident Commander Chris Belliston, one engine crew, one Type 3 helicopter, one air attack aircraft, two water scooper aircraft, and a lead plane.

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The 100-year-old lodge at the popular recreation destination remains closed as firefighters battle the Bench Lake Fire, which is at zero containment about 8 miles south of Stanley.