The Soldier Mountain Ski Resort in Fairfield, Idaho that Bruce Willis co-owns has burned to the ground. The lodge had closed for the season two days before, and though it employs up to 50 people during the season, luckily none were injured. The fire marshal says that they believe the blaze started in a fireplace after an employee party. It destroyed the lodge as well as a nearby rental cabin.

According to Camas County Chief Deputy Brian Miller, the blaze started at 7:30 a.m. and destroyed the lodge and a ski rental building nearby. The resort employs 50 people during the ski season. Fairfield Mayor David Hanks called the fire a real blow to the community. He stated that area businesses count on the ski resort to help bring customers into the area during the winter months.

The last ski day was Saturday and a season ending employee party was held on Sunday night. The fire is believed to have started near a fireplace on the north end of the lodge. The fire marshal is continuing to investigate.

Willis and the Valley Entertainment Group had been working on a new master development plan with officials of the Sawtooth National Forest to build a new lodge and a new lift for the resort.

[From Bitten and Bound]

Bruce just got married to model Emma Hemming, and they should be enjoying their honeymoon period, but instead they will have to deal with this mess. At least no one was injured and the fire was put out relatively quickly before it did any damage to the surrounding area. Bruce and his team were designing a new lift and a new building, so this is a real blow to their plans. There’s little chance that an entire lodge and lift could be completed by next season, and the results will cut into the economy in the area.

If you click this link, you can see pictures of the aftermath – and it’s not pretty. It looks like nearly everything is destroyed.

Here’s Bruce and Emma Herring in Los Angeles on December 12th. Images thanks to WENN .