It was seventy years today when the Hotel Mt. Lassen in Susanville was destroyed by fire. In 1902, Susanville passed an ordinance that all future buildings constructed in the business district be built of fire-proof material, whether brick, masonry or native stone. In time, this greatly reduced major fires. For nearly twenty years, the district did not experience any major fires, until one broke out in the basement of the Hotel Mt. Lassen on July 24, 1947. The building was completely gutted, two employees perished in the blaze and with damages at $700,000. It was the costliest fire to date in Susanville.

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