Firefighters cut a hole in the roof of the Salemtowne clubhouse to vent smoke from the three-alarm fire (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
A suspicious three-alarm fire caused about $300,000 in damage to the Salemtowne clubhouse in the wee hours of Friday morning, Salem fire officials said.
Firefighters were called to the blaze, located at 2900 Oakcrest Drive NW, around 12:49 a.m., Battalion Chief Ty Gunesch said. The fire started on the back side of the building.
Fifteen fire units responded to get the blaze under control in the two-story structure. Gunesch said. He said the building has been remodeled numerous times and is “pretty well cut up,” which prevented the fire from spreading throughout, but also made getting flames under control more challenging.
Firefighters had the fire out around 1:30 a.m., Gunesch said.
He said the cause of the fire is under investigation.
-Rachel Alexander
