A devastating fireplace has tore by means of the historic clubhouse at West Essex Golf Membership on Tuesday afternoon, prompting a significant emergency response and sending plumes of black smoke excessive into the sky.
Fireplace crews have been known as to the Nineteenth-century golf membership, situated near the M25, after the clubhouse was reported to be properly alight at round 3pm. In whole, six fireplace engines and round 40 firefighters attended the scene as flames engulfed the two-storey constructing.
Home equipment from Harlow, Rayleigh Weir, Loughton, Chelmsford, Grays and Corringham have been mobilised, with dramatic scenes unfolding as thick smoke could possibly be seen from miles round.
Essex County Fireplace & Rescue Service confirmed that your entire clubhouse was affected by the blaze. Photographs from the scene present intense flames bursting by means of the roof and home windows, with each flooring of the constructing severely impacted.
Regardless of the size of the incident, firefighters confirmed there have been no accidents. All workers have been safely accounted for and evacuated from the constructing.
A security cordon stays in place and members of the general public have been suggested to keep away from the realm whereas crews proceed to deal with the hearth.
An Essex County Fireplace & Rescue Service spokesperson stated: “When the primary fireplace crews arrived, they confirmed everybody was accounted for and nobody was injured. Further fireplace engines have been requested to help. Please keep away from the realm.”
The clubhouse holds important place within the membership’s historical past, having been formally opened on Could 14, 1989 by Sir Michael Bonallack OBE, broadly considered Britain’s biggest newbie golfer.
Overlooking the sixteenth and 18th greens, the clubhouse is famend for its panoramic views throughout Epping Forest and in the direction of the London skyline — a cherished setting now badly broken by the hearth.
