WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI – A quickly-spreading fire destroyed a Washtenaw County golf course clubhouse Wednesday night.
Fire crews were called at 8:56 pm Jan. 25, to the Hickory Creek Golf Course, 3625 Napier Road, for a reported structure fire, according to the Superior Township Fire Department.
Crews arrived to find the golf course’s clubhouse engulfed in flames and called for additional support, officials said.
The fire was eventually extinguished after more than two hours on the scene but not before the clubhouse, a 12,000-square-foot structure, was destroyed and deemed a total loss, officials said.
The fire caused more than $1 million in damage, officials said, adding the cause of the fire remains under investigation.
One firefighter suffered a minor burn to his neck and was treated for his injuries and released, officials said.
The Ann Arbor Township Fire Department, Ypsilanti Fire Department, Ypsilanti Township Fire Department, Salem Township Fire Department, Northfield Township Fire Department, Northville Township Fire Department, Plymouth Fire Department, Canton Fire Department, Huron Valley Ambulance, the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office and HART assisted at the scene.
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