A devastating hearth has tore via 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.
Hearth crews had been referred to 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 hearth 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 had been mobilised, with dramatic scenes unfolding as thick smoke could possibly be seen from miles round.
Essex County Hearth & Rescue Service confirmed that all the clubhouse was affected by the blaze. Photos from the scene present intense flames bursting via 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 had 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 world whereas crews proceed to deal with the fireplace.
An Essex County Hearth & Rescue Service spokesperson stated: “When the primary hearth crews arrived, they confirmed everybody was accounted for and nobody was injured. Further hearth engines had been requested to help. Please keep away from the world.”
The clubhouse holds important place within the membership’s historical past, having been formally opened on Might 14, 1989 by Sir Michael Bonallack OBE, extensively thought to be Britain’s biggest beginner 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 fireplace.
