MELFA, Va. (WAVY) — Multiple fire units responded to a fire at the Eastern Shore Yacht & Country Club, according to the Accomack County Sheriff’s Department.
Dispatchers said units responded to the fire at 10:30 p.m. Friday evening. First arriving units from Melfa VFC found heavy smoke and fire conditions and requested additional help.
Reports say the club was in the process of closing down for the evening when the fire ignited, spreading through the building.
The building suffered extremely heavy damage with a large portion of the roof collapsing and over 200,000 gallons of water were used to combat the blaze.
Melfa, Painter, Wachapreague, Onancock, Tasley, Exmore, Nassawadox, Parksley and Bloxom fire crews responded to the fire
The cause is under investigation.
Photographer Bill Thomas provided these aerial photos of the damage:
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Such wonderful memories have been made here for so many. I can only hope that this fire was truly an accident and not intentional arson from within the club’s elite to make it look like an accident to collect insurance money falsely. This organization has I’m sure it’s financial challenges. My question is if they were hurting badly, if they were too prideful to to file for bankruptacy down the road. I mean the Shore’s financial elite at every level – including the local legal system support this organization both professionally and I’m sure personally. Again I can only hope this was truly an accident and not made to look like one to make a fradulent claim to the insurance company with the agreeing of the local financial elite to cover it up. I call upon the insurance company who is responsible for funding any claim to do a thorough investigation as to see if the fire was in fact an accident and not fraud from within as that would be a dark cloud that I’m sure would not only look very bad to members but would ethically never be overcome by the club and what it claims to represent in terms of local royalty.
These comments are vile.