Fire at California Lodge

Monday, January 1, 2007

Fire at California Lodge

Friday, December 29, 2006
AP

Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal Flee Fire at California Lodge

INVERNESS, Calif. — A fire destroyed a Northern California lodge popular with celebrities, abruptly halting holiday vacations for brother and sister Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal and a dozen or so other guests.

The fire at Manka's Inverness Lodge (link) began around 3 a.m. Wednesday after a tree fell and hit a water heater, and there were no injuries, authorities said.

Co-owner Daniel DeLong said the Gyllenhaals were supportive despite having to brave the wind and cold.

"Jake was helping me pull things out of the fire," DeLong said.

The Marin County lodge and its restaurant were a popular destination for VIPs. Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, dined at Manka's last year.

It was not clear whether Maggie Gyllenhaal's months-old daughter, Ramona, was with her, or whether other family members had joined the siblings at the lodge.

Messages left with Jake Gyllenhaal's agent and his sister's publicist were not immediately returned.

Jake Gyllenhaal was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance as a heartsick cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain."

Official Manka's Inverness Lodge website statement:

There's been a fire at Mankas
The rooms in the main lodge and the restaurant
are closed until further notice.
OUR CABINS, ANNEX AND BOAT HOUSE ARE ALL OPEN AND AVAILABLE.
Please call us 669-1034
and leave a message and we'll get back to you
as soon as we can. Thanks for your understanding.
Margaret Grade, Owner/Chef, Mankas Inverness Lodge

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