Fire destroys main building at Harmony Ridge Golf Club in Beaver County - Tribune-Review

Fire destroyed the main building of a Beaver County golf club Monday morning, firefighters said.

At least half a dozen fire departments battled the blaze at the Harmony Ridge Golf Club, which began just before 6 a.m., for three hours.

“It was pretty intense from the beginning,” said Harmony Volunteer Fire Lieutenant Dave Zeranick. “Pulling up and having heavy fire already is always a difficult task.”

No one was injured, he said.

Golf club assistant manager Shane Miller said he was driving to work and fire crews stopped him at the bottom of the hill leading up to the club.

“I seen smoke and fire trucks and I knew something was going on,” he said.

Miller, who has worked for the club for four years, said the club's main building was on fire.

That building houses many of the club's amenities, including a bar, restaurant, banquet room, ballroom, meeting room and music equipment, he said.

Zeranick said crews did experience some water issues, and tanker trucks had to bring water to the scene.

“Anytime you have a commercial building (on fire), it's a whole other level,” he said.

The cause of the fire has not yet been determined, he said. The state police fire marshal is investigating.

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