Fire at Arkansas country club destroys at least 20 golf carts

Between 20 and 30 privately owned golf carts were destroyed in a fire that swept through several sheds Wednesday morning at the Sheridan Golf Club, a local fire chief said.

Sheridan Fire Chief Tim Stuckey said the club was closed when the department was called around 6:30 a.m., and no one was injured.

It took firefighters about an hour to get the flames under control, and crews stayed on scene for about three and a half hours, Stuckey said.

Because of the early hour, not all of the Sheridan department's members were available, and Stuckey said about seven other departments in Grant County responded to a call for a assistance.

The fire affected a group of sheds used to store golf carts owned individually by the club's members, Stuckey said. The country club building was not affected.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, he said.

The club posted a message on Facebook asking members to stay away while the investigator is on the scene.

A phone message left with the club was not immediately returned Wednesday morning.

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