What had been another Saturday at the Escorpión de Bétera Golf Club was about to become a tragedy around 7:00 p.m., as night had fallen, when a fire broke out that has ended up completely destroying the club room of the Scorpion Golf Club de Bétera, where electric cars, buggies and bags with clubs are kept that many of the members, as is customary in this sport, kept in these facilities to avoid the inconvenience of having to transport them in their vehicles every time they come to play.
Despite the rapid action of the Bétera firefighters to completely contain and put out the fire until late at night, the losses are considerable, since the Escorpión Golf Club currently has 2,600 members, and in the club room they guarded about a thousand bags according to the sources consulted, who indicated that the fire apparently occurred due to a short circuit in the area of the electric cars, although at press time, the exact causes had not yet been determined. Fortunately, There have been no injuries to regret, but considerable material damage.
More than a million euros in losses only in bags of golf clubs
The fire has destroyed more than a million euros only in the cost of the bags of clubs, whose average value is estimated at 1,500 euros per bag, although according to the same sources, in the facilities there were clubs of all kinds, from the most modern to other older ones, and from the most discreet to others of higher quality and high level. All this without counting the value of electric vehicles and buggies, which have also been burned.
The Scorpion Golf Club It has communicated this Saturday to its partners the suspension of all sports activities.
