Fire Strikes Golf Course Clubhouse in Howard County

A golf course clubhouse was destroyed by a fire Sunday morning in western Howard County, officials said.

After 6 a.m., crews arrived to find the Willow Springs Golf Course clubhouse engulfed in flames, once a passerby reported the fire in the 12900 block of Livestock Road, according to the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.

First responders from Carroll and Howard counties battled the blaze.

Nobody was inside the wood-framed building at the time, and there were no injuries.

The building was declared a total loss.

Authorities were working to determine the cause of the blaze.

Photos courtesy of the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services.