Blaze claims Treetop House, center of resurrected Coolfont Resort

by Kate Shunney

Local residents, workers, visitors to Berkeley Springs and the area’s business community are mourning the loss of the iconic Treetop House at Coolfont Resort to a Sunday evening fire that quickly consumed the wood lodge building.

Firefighting agencies from four states responded to Cold Run Valley Road on Sunday, January 26 after a 9:30 p.m. call for a smoke investigation turned into a battle against a fully-engulfed three-story…