Clubhouse destroyed after huge fire at Eastern Golf Club
A devastating fire has ripped through the clubhouse at Eastern Golf Club in the Yarra Valley.
Despite the best efforts by firefights on Monday afternoon, a huge fire destroyed the clubhouse at Eastern Golf Club in the Yarra Valley.
Early unsubstantiated reports on Nine News and Australian Golf Digest suggest the fire may have been the result of an electrical fault in a golf cart or in the cart storage facility. A number of locals and all the major news outlets have covered the huge blaze on social media – see below.
ABC News reported that the strong winds meant the fire was pushed right through the entire clubhouse very quickly.
Footage of the blaze shows parts of the clubhouse collapsed due to the fire, with parts of the building warped and twisted from the heat.
CFA district 13 assistant chief fire officer David Renkin said it had taken firefighters the better part of two hours to contain the fire.
“It’s a total loss. The fire has extended from where we believe the fire started,” he said.
“Unfortunately due to the wind conditions today it’s pushed the fire through the whole building.”
More than 10 fire crews are working to put out a massive blaze that has engulfed the Eastern Golf Club in Yering.
People inside the building have been safely evacuated, with paramedics on site for health monitoring.
Police are currently investigating the origin of the inferno -… pic.twitter.com/OXd4lHTyG3
— 10 News First Melbourne (@10NewsFirstMelb) October 16, 2023
DEVELOPING: Fire crews are on the scene of a major fire at the Eastern Golf Club at Yering in the Yarra Valley.
A community advice warning has been issued for smoke in the area.
Updates to come. https://t.co/5zYfOfGqUb #7NEWS pic.twitter.com/X9bxnFzjRh
— 7NEWS Melbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) October 16, 2023
And a quick snippet of what the magnificent clubhouse at Eastern Golf Club used to look like. It’s heartbreaking news for all involved with the club.
