Orange Beach Firefighters extinguish flaming buggy

Chad Petri

May 11, 2024 at 5:10 AM·1 min read

UPDATE 10:20 AM: Fire Chief Jeff Smith says the fire happened at a beach access at the end of South Wilson Boulevard near Avenue Pub. Firefighters were dispatched at 6:04 pm. The cause of the electric golf cart fire is unknown.

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WKRG) — Firefighters in Orange Beach move fast to put out a flaming buggy. A video posted to the fire department’s Facebook page shows a motorized cart on fire and a fire engine pulling up.

Firefighters blasted the flaming buggy with water and put out the fire in seconds. It looked like the fire was contained to just one buggy and didn’t spread to another vehicle or other property. The post praises the fire department for a quick response despite the busy day as the summer tourist season approaches. The post doesn’t say how the fire may have started or where exactly it happened.

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