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According to Linn Westcott, the fire was initially blamed on the G & D's wiring, but a "private fire investigator commissioned by Andrew Allen (John's brother) later determined that a faulty gas floor furnace in ther Helengon Gap alcove (on the G & D) was the culprit" . Apparantly John seldom used the furnace, and Linn Wescott asserted that John probably knew the furnace wasn't properly vented to the outside. <br /> <br />Ten days after John passed away, a group of regular G & D operators were invited by Andrew Allen to visit and operate the G & D. When the operating session was over that evening around 11PM, and since the house was vacant, the crew shut down all the power to the G & D layout and lighting, turned off the gas water heater and adjusted that floor furnace's thermostat to 65 degrees to keep the humidity in check. About an hour after the crew left, or around midnite, a neighbor called the Monterey Fire Dept. reporting smoke and sparks coming from John's house. Even though the fire dept. responded quickly, a portion of the house-the basement-was almost completely consumed, along with the G & D, except as noted elsewhere in this topic string. <br /> <br />The house was later repaired and resold. Don't know the status of it now, however.
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