Wood-stove mishap guts Jenner home

<p>Fire all but destroyed a home on Pacific View Drive in Jenner Tuesday afternoon after a log had been placed on a wood stove.</p><p>Jenner resident Gail Daley, 63, had put a wet log on top of a wood-burning stove to dry it out, said Steve Baxman, police chief for the Monte Rio Fire District. When the log began to smoke she placed it on a deck.</p><p>Soon after, Daley noticed a deck chair had caught fire, and she ran to a neighbor's home to call 911, Baxman said. </p><p>Fire fighters arrived at the home just after 2 p.m. and extinguished the blaze within 45 minutes, Baxman said, but not before the house was severely damaged. </p><p>“It's re-buildable, but it's got extensive damage,” Baxman said. “The roof is there and the walls are there, but it was a heck of a fire.”</p><p>Baxman estimated the single-story, 1,800-square-foot home sustained $450,000 damage. Antiques worth about $100,000 also were destroyed.</p>