A bed-and-breakfast in Waynesboro escaped serious damage from a fire Saturday night. The blaze broke out at The Iris Inn on Chinquapin Drive around 8:30.
Guests were evacuated, but the fire was contained to an outside stairwell. It did not damage the main building, but some smoke did reach the basement.
Firefighters had to cut through numerous decking boards to reach the underlying bed of mulch, where the fire may have started. There is no word yet on the cause of the blaze.