South Lake Tahoe motel being rebuilt after devastating fire

A South Lake Tahoe motel is being rebuilt after an early morning fire swept through it, displacing the 35 tourists who were staying there and forcing the business to close because of the damage. Its been 14 months since fire destroyed much of the Deerfield Lodge on Ski Run Blvd, the cause of which is still undetermined according to Chief Gareth Harris of Lake Valley Fire Department who was the investigator on the fire.

Fire restoration specialist DH Construction out of Nevada was hired to rebuild the Deerfield Lodge after an estimated $2.5 million in damage. Project Manager Justin Carmichael told South Tahoe Now that they expect to be completed by January 1, 2016.

A new entry with large windows and a staircase, internal hallways, new decks, suites and rooms, and a new courtyard are being created by Carmichael's crew who have been busy at work on the property for months.

The Deerfield Lodge website says the property is closed due to an emergency and calls into the business say "the party is unavailable."