Fire rips through Chester County golf business, closes it ‘until further notice'

The East Brandywine Fire Company in Chester County battled a fire that tore through a business early on New Year’s Eve.

At 1:49 a.m. Sunday, volunteers in East Brandywine were alerted to a building fire at The Golf Zone in West Brandywine Township, according to the fire company.

Crews had to perform searches on multiple floors and found that the fire extended into multiple structures.

The Golf Zone is now closed due to the damage from the fire.

“Unfortunately we had a fire last night. We will be closed until further notice, but have no fear! The Golf Zone will return better than ever! Thanks everyone for your continued support. #perseverance,” the business posted on social media.

On Monday, the East Brandywine Fire Company released go-pro footage from inside the fire at The Golf Zone.

“We’re really operating on a running clock. From the time we get there, we have time limits we set internally to kind of dictate how the incident is going to go, and try and make sure we bring everyone home," Chief Vince Damico said.

With the help from mutual aid, firefighters say they had this fire under control in less than a half hour. They’re still trying to figure out where the fire started, and what caused the flames to break out.

“I think most people think we’re paid, but we’re all 100 percent volunteer. We’re not living here 24 hours a day.  We all have families and homes and jobs," Damico said.