Candle Lake Golf Course restaurant may be a total loss after early morning fire
CTV
Fire crews are battling a blaze at the Candle Lake Golf Course clubhouse on Monday morning.
Fire crews are battling a blaze at the Candle Lake Golf Course clubhouse on Monday morning.
On-call firefighters from the Resort Village of Candle Lake responded to the call around 12:40 a.m. on Monday, according to Brent Lutz, the village's chief administrator.
Lutz told CTV News the first arriving crew reported smoke and flames coming from the main lounge and restaurant of the two-storey timber structure. Soon after, they called in reinforcements from Prince Albert, the nearby rural municipality of Garden River, and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency.
Photos shared with CTV News on Monday morning showed a hose truck from Prince Albert spraying down the massive smouldering building, which housed a restaurant, retail store, coffee shop and administration offices.
Firefighters applied water to the structure and demolished a link between the restaurant and an adjacent hotel to prevent the fire from spreading, Lutz said. The hotel and banquet facility were evacuated safely and there have been no reported injuries so far.
