Crime & Safety

Fire Destroys Golf Course Clubhouse

The Frog clubhouse of the Georgian in Villa Rica was a total loss, according to fire department personnel.

A Villa Rica golf course’s clubhouse was destroyed by fire Tuesday night, with a cause of the blaze undetermined as of Wednesday.

The Frog clubhouse of the Georgian in Villa Rica caught fire sometime Tuesday night. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution quoted a man who resided in the area who said his wife spotted the fire shortly after 8 p.m., while WSB-TV reported that the fire broke out about 9 p.m.

MaryAnn Phipps, coordinator and public information officer for Paulding County Fire/Rescue and Emergency Management Agency, told Dallas-Hiram Patch about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday that no residents or fire personnel were injured as a result of the blaze, adding that no one was in the building when the fire started. The structure, which is fairly secluded, was a total loss, and no other nearby structures were damaged.

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The fire had been contained by 12:30 a.m., though its cause had not been determined by that time.


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