The motormen's bunkhouse (structure at right) was located adjacent to the main track. It dated from the introduction of electric locomotives in 1909 and was a wood structure. In the immediate aftermath of the March 1, 1910 avalanche, the bunkhouse served as a temporary hospital for the survivors.	Until these photos resurfaced, historians were not sure what happened to the bunkhouse. Now it is believed that during the winter of 1913/1914, a fire started in the bunkhouse. Wood construction combined with limited fire fighting resources in Wellington doomed the structure.
	Wellington suffered a variety of fire losses during its 37 year history. The most serious was a fire circa 1925 that destroyed many of the homes in the eastern reaches of town.	The bunkhouse from the west (center) in an image take shortly before the fire.