Oily Rags Start Blaze Inside Golf Course Clubhouse In Westchester

Firefighters responded to the clubhouse at a Northern Westchester golf course after discarded oily rags sparked a blaze inside the building.

The blaze happened inside the clubhouse at the Glen Arbor Golf Club in Bedford Hills.
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Ben Crnic

03/06/2024 1:00 p.m.

The incident happened on Friday, March 1 at around 6 p.m., when a fire alarm went off inside the clubhouse at Glen Arbor Golf Club in Bedford Hills, the Bedford Hills Fire Department said on Tuesday, March 5.

Responding crews found a small fire in the building's parlor room caused by oily rags that spontaneously combusted inside a trash can. The smoldering blaze was soon extinguished and contained in the room, the department said.

Crews then remained at the scene to ventilate the clubhouse of smoke.

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