A workshop on County ZZ in the Town of Liberty Grove is a total loss after an early-morning fire ripped through it Monday.

According to Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Chief Michael Goldstone, the workshop’s owner woke up just before 1 a.m. to an orange glow outside his bedroom window and discovered the 20-by-50-foot woodworking shop engulfed in flames.

By the time firefighters from the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department arrived, the structure’s roof and walls had collapsed, and the building’s contents were still burning.

Goldstone estimates about 16,000 gallons of water were used to extinguish the blaze, including attacks from the ground and the air.

While the building used a wood stove for heat, Goldstone said the exact cause of the fire will be impossible to determine due to the extent of the damage.

With assistance from the Ephraim, Baileys Harbor, Egg Harbor, Gibraltar, and Jacksonport fire departments, Door County Emergency Medical Services, and the Door County Sheriff’s Office, crews were able to clear the scene by 4:30 a.m.