Sheriff: Workers Maybe Sparked Country Club Fire With Torch

Sheriff: Workers Maybe Sparked Country Club Fire With Torch
A fire burns at the main building at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Mich., on Feb. 17, 2022. Daniel Mears /Detroit News via AP
The Associated Press
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PONTIAC, Mich.—Surveillance camera footage shows maintenance workers using a propane torch prior to a blaze that destroyed a century-old clubhouse at a suburban Detroit country club, authorities said Thursday.

The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said the Oakland Hills Country Club has estimated the loss of the clubhouse at about $80 million. The club has hosted the Ryder Cup and other major golf tournaments.