世界上最高的樹屋之一被大火燒毀

One of the tallest treehouses in the world has burned down in Tennessee.

世界上最高的樹屋之一在田納西州被燒毀。

News outlets report the 97-foot-tall, 10-story treehouse caught fire and quickly burned down Tuesday night in Crossville. No injuries were reported.

新聞媒體報道說，這座97英尺高、10層樓高的樹屋，星期二晚上在克羅斯維爾起火并很快被燒毀。目前沒有人員傷亡的報告。

Cumberland County Fire/Rescue officials say the cause of the fire is under investigation.

坎伯蘭郡火災救援官員表示，火災原因正在調查中。

The treehouse was built by Horace Burgess, an architect-turned-minister. He told news outlets that God commanded him to build the sprawling treehouse as a means of ministry.

這座樹屋是由建筑師出身的牧師霍勒斯·伯吉斯建造的。他告訴新聞媒體，上帝命令他作為一種傳道的方式，建造這個巨大的樹屋。

It took him about 19 years to build it with salvaged wood scraps and recycled metal. The structure spanned across several trees and was a tourist destination until the fire marshal deemed it a public safety hazard.

他花了大約19年的時間，用回收的木屑和回收的金屬建造了這座房子。這座建筑橫跨幾棵樹，在消防局長認為它有公共安全隱患之前，一直是旅游勝地。

News outlets say the treehouse has been vacant since 2012 and was frequented by vandals.

新聞媒體說，這個樹屋自2012年以來一直空置，經常有破壞者光顧。