Four days after a massive fire destroyed a historic downtown Pagosa Springs building, businesses that occupied it are struggling to find space to reopen quickly and replace hard goods.
Michael Branch, looks out at the remains of the Adoble Building, which was destroyed by fire early Saturday morning. Branch operates an accounting firm across the street from the building in Pagosa Springs. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.
Randy Larsom, fire chief for the Pagosa Springs Fire Protection District, discusses the early Saturday morning fire that destroyed the Adobe Building on Lewis Street. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Darcie Sutherland, a hair dresser at Ooh La La Spa & Salon, looks out toward the remains of the Adoble Building on Lewis Street in Pagosa Springs. The building burned to the ground over the weekend. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Adobe Building business owners Marcie Lewis, left and Beth O’Dowd speak about the businesses they lost when the building burned over the weekend. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
The remains of the Adobe Building on Lewis Street in Pagosa Springs as seen Wednesday. The building was destroyed by fire over the weekend. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, right, observe the remains of the Adobe Building on Lewis Street in Pagosa Springs on Wednesday. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
The remains of the Adoble Building on Lewis Street in Pagosa Springs as seen Wednesday. It was destroyed by fire over the weekend. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
An investigator with Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives examines the remains of the Adobe Building on Lewis Street in Pagosa Springs. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
The remains of the Adobe Building on Lewis Street in Pagosa Springs as seen Wednesday after it was destroyed by fire over the weekend. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Firefighters monitor the remains of the Adoble Building on Lewis Street in Pagosa Springs while investigators work the scene Wednesday. The building was destroyed by fire over the weekend. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
As steam rises from the Pagosa Hot Springs Resort pools on Wednesday, a firefighter monitors the remains of the Adoble Building on Lewis Street in Pagosa Springs. The building was destroyed by fire early Saturday morning. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald.
