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philnpat 10-04-2012 06:53 PM
house fire
 
We were on the 3rd hole of Bogart at around 5:30 when we saw black smoke in the distance. Minutes later we hard sirens. Because of the weather, we cut our game short and went to see what was happening. A home in Liberty Park on Holly Hill behind the pool was totally destroyed by fire. Thankfully, the residents weren't there. We were told they hadn't come back yet for the season. The home next door lost it's siding. The one plus...no injuries. Keep them in your prayers.

gomoho 10-04-2012 06:55 PM
Wow - so sorry to hear. Second fire since we arrived in June. Anyone know what happened???

philnpat 10-04-2012 07:00 PM
It appears that the garage took the worst of it.

cab1948 10-04-2012 07:15 PM
Fire
 
How terrible....Glad no one was home and no one got hurt...I forget what time the storm started...do you think it was struck by lightning?

hotrodgirl 10-04-2012 07:31 PM
I am so sorry to hear this terrible news, but so grateful no one was injured. True, 2 fires recently. I will keep the owners in my prayers...

philnpat 10-04-2012 07:51 PM
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Originally Posted by cab1948 (Post 563690)
How terrible....Glad no one was home and no one got hurt...I forget what time the storm started...do you think it was struck by lightning?
The storm was brewing but not yet here.

CaptJohn 10-04-2012 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by philnpat (Post 563687)
It appears that the garage took the worst of it.
Makes me think it might be overheated golf cart batteries like the previous one. Just a wild guess.

2BNTV 10-05-2012 08:22 AM
:pray:

Cedwards38 10-05-2012 08:27 AM
How do the golf cart batteries get overheated? Is this just with electric carts? Is this common?

KathieI 10-05-2012 08:30 AM
I thought I was crazy... (correction, I know I'm crazy) but I smelled smoke all day yesterday and didn't hear anything about a fire. So sad for those people and so glad no one was hurt. :MOJE_whot:

jimbo2012 10-05-2012 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Cedwards38 (Post 563807)
How do the golf cart batteries get overheated? Is this just with electric carts? Is this common?
Any battery under charge that R not maintained can have issues, cables need to be tight and water levels correct.

But we should not jump to such conclusions or a wild guess.

Could have been many things

As to last fire.....in Hadley it was not reported as golf cart fire according to this post

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Originally Posted by champion6 (Post 548486)
Last night I was at a club meeting where the guest speaker was Lt. Jeff Day from The Villages fire department. I asked about the fire and he said the investigation was still ongoing. He said the fire appeared to have originated in an area of the garage where the homeowner kept his radio controlled airplanes. He specifically said that the homeowner's golf cart was not thought to be the cause of the fire.

bike42 10-05-2012 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by KathieI (Post 563809)
I thought I was crazy... (correction, I know I'm crazy) but I smelled smoke all day yesterday and didn't hear anything about a fire. So sad for those people and so glad no one was hurt. :MOJE_whot:
Usually the smoke smell comes from forest fires in the Ocala National Forest.

skip0358 10-05-2012 08:59 AM
fire
 
took a ride by early this AM. Looks like the back of the garage went up thru the attic opening and took out the roof. house is fed by gas, one report said HO weren't down yet so doubt was a battery I'd bet gas problem. JMO
Main thing is no injuries.

justjim 10-05-2012 09:00 AM
This makes four fires in fairly recent time that I remember starting in the Villager's garage. My only thought is that it's hot in there---no pun intended but a lot heat can make "things" happen that ordinarily wouldn't happen.

skip0358 10-05-2012 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by justjim (Post 563823)
This makes four fires in fairly recent time that I remember starting in the Villager's garage. My only thought is that it's hot in there---no pun intended but a lot heat can make "things" happen that ordinarily wouldn't happen.
And NO SMOKE ALARMS. Buy some today and install them.


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