BURKE, Vt. (WCAX) – Fire officials have released the cause of a fire which lead to an evacuation at Burke Mountain Hotel.
The East Burke Fire Department says the fire started around 7-pm Saturday night. West Burke Fire Department, Lyndonville Fire and several other crews responded to the fifth floor of the hotel and found heavy smoke.
They were able to hold the fire and damage to one room. Fire crews and hotel staff helped guests return back inside safely.
The fire chief says the incident was accidental and that a guest’s battery operated heated socks shorted electrically which caused the batteries to catch fire and move to the wall. The hotel posted on Facebook that they were very grateful for the swift and professional response of the local fire department.