Fire sprinklers extinguish fire at Exmoor Clubhouse location that was devastated by fire 120 years ago

January 27, 2025
HIGHLAND PARK, IL – Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire in a basement laundry room at the Exmoor Clubhouse. No injuries were reported. After a historic fire at this same location in 1904, this save is a stark reminder of the property-saving benefits of fire sprinklers. The club was set to host the Western Golf Association’s Amateur Championship. According to Golfers’ Magazine, September 1904, on the eve of the tournament, half of the Exmoor club house was destroyed by fire, the locker rooms burned down, and the favorite implements of the game of most of the Exmoor players consumed by flames. Fortunately, club officials were able to scramble and still carry out the tournament, but the club house had to be rebuilt.

Source: Phil McGuire, Fire Inspector, Highland Park Fire Prevention