Ellison Bay Investigations Continue
The Cedar Grove Resort and The Pioneer Store properties remain completely fenced in and a few insurance investigators are still conducting some tests. Door County Sheriff Terry Vogel said all of his department’s investigators have completed their work on the scene and they are now doing some follow up with documents and putting together statements. The report will be completed by the investigators and then forwarded to the District Attorney’s Office. He said the explosion site is being treated as a crime scene in the fact that the area is cordoned off so only the proper authorities are allowed into the area. The Door County Sheriff described what is happening with the paper work.
Door County District Attorney Ray Pelrine was in Ellison Bay twice to take a look at the scene, according to Vogel. Pelrine has not seen the reports or made any determinations and Vogel says it is ultimately the District Attorney’s decision if he wants to look deeper into gross negligence possibilities. Vogel described what would have happened if that were the case.
Vogel said there were two other minor explosions that occurred to cabins on the Cedar Grove Resort property besides the three investigators originally indicated. Explosions were identified at the building that blew up and burned at the North end of Cedar Grove, the structure referred to as the maintenance building, and the Pioneer store. Vogel said the two explosions that were identified later were very small and did not cause any structural damage.