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A Madison resident was moved Saturday after faulty pool equipment caused a fire, according to the Madison Fire Department.
A ministry news release says crews arrived at the Colony Drive residence shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday to find significant flames and smoke. The occupant was outside and unharmed.
The fire started outside the house, but spread to the siding and the attic, causing extensive damage to the upper floor of the house.
The ministry’s investigation team determined that the fire was accidental and likely caused by a faulty rear pool pump filtration system.
Remembering the 1996 fire that destroyed Madison’s Hotel Washington
Hotel Washington before the fire
The facade of the Washington Hotel on West Washington Avenue in Madison before the fire.
JOSEPH W. JACKSON III, State Journal
Wash club before the fire
The Wash Club was the concert hall inside the Washington Hotel. The Washington Hotel was destroyed by fire in 1996. This photo, released that year, shows alternative rock trio Ben Folds Five performing a sold-out show at the venue.
CAROLYN PFLASTERER — State Journal
Washington Hotel fire
Fire trucks lined up on West Washington Avenue on February 18, 1996, to battle the Washington Hotel fire.
JOSEPH W. JACKSON III, STATE JOURNAL
Washington Hotel fire
A crowd gathers on West Washington Avenue around 8 a.m. on February 18, 1996, to watch a rapid and violent fire engulf the Washington Hotel. Firefighters were called around 6:15 a.m. and additional firefighters arrived at 6:28 a.m.
Joseph W. Jackson III, State Journal
Washington Hotel fire
The Washington Hotel was destroyed by fire on February 18, 1996.
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Washington Hotel fire
Smoke from the burning Washington Hotel streaked the Madison skyline on the morning of February 18, 1996. Madison’s old depot is at lower left. The Dane County Mental Health Center is in the bottom right.
Scott Seid, State Journal Archive
Hotel Washington in ruins
Firefighters attempt to put out the blaze at the Washington Hotel after most of the building collapsed on February 18, 1996.
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People watch the Washington Hotel fire
A small group of people watch as a fire destroys the Washington Hotel on February 18, 1996.
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Washington Hotel fire
Firefighters at the scene of the Washington Hotel fire on February 18, 1996.
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Washington Hotel fire
Firefighters battle the Washington Hotel fire.
Fight the fire
The Washington Hotel burned down on February 18, 1996.
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Extinction hot spot
Amid charred rubble and frozen trees and fences, a Madison firefighter douses a hot spot in the remains of the Washington Hotel on Feb. 19, 1996.
Scott Seid, State Journal
Friends hug each other
Friends hug as they view the remains of the Washington Hotel on February 18, 1996.
Capital Times Archive
water freeze
The Citgo gas station next to the Washington Hotel becomes an ice palace.
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Washington Hotel fire
Fire hoses play on the rubble of the historic Washington Hotel on February 18, 1996.
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Barber’s Closet fire damage
A fire on February 18, 1996 destroyed the Washington Hotel, including the Barber’s Closet.
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Washington Hotel Flowers
Among those mourning the loss of the Washington Hotel on February 19, 1996 were two people who left flowers on a fence surrounding its remains. The card reads: “Dear Hotel, Dear Rod’s & Barber’s Closet & New Bar. We love and miss you. Kay & Shelley.”
Scott Seid, State Journal
Emptied hotel with flag
A rainbow flag, a symbol of gay and lesbian identity, flies February 20, 1996 over the charred remains of the Washington Hotel.
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Washington Hotel Vigil
Sue Filo, Amy Udelhofen and Mandy Woods, left to right, join more than 500 people outside the Capitol at a vigil February 19, 1996 for the Washington Hotel.
Joseph W. Jackson III, State Journal
Washington Hotel Service
Reverend Diane Reistroffer of the University’s United Methodist Church leads friends from the Washington Hotel in a song and memorial service February 18, 1996.
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Fire investigators
Fire inspectors examine the ruins of the Washington Hotel.
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Recover what they can
Employees of businesses located in the Washington Hotel load everything they could salvage into a U-Haul truck on February 19, 1996.
Scott Seid, State Journal
Washington Hotel Steps
A series of steps are the only thing left March 6, 1996 at the burned down and demolished Washington Hotel, where an emptied ashtray sparked the February 18, 1996 $2 million blaze.
Carolyn Pflasterer, State Journal
State Journal front page February 19, 1996
State Journal front page February 19, 1996
State Journal cover February 19, 1996
State Journal cover February 19, 1996
State Journal cover February 19, 1996
State Journal cover February 19, 1996
Trumpf Hotel, 1906
View of an unpaved street from the Trumpf Hotel, 636 W. Washington Ave. The entrance is on the corner of the building facing the intersection. Originally called Madison House, the wooden hotel caught fire in 1906 and was rebuilt in brick by owner EG Trumpf, and renamed Hotel Trumpf. In 1916, the hotel was sold to August Harbort and renamed Hotel Washington.
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Hotel Washington in 1935
Exterior view from the street of the Washington Hotel, 636 W. Washington Ave., April 21, 1935.
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