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Beach Buggies Fire In Jacksonville Beach Caused By Charger

News4Jax
Five Beach Buggies were damaged by fire In Jacksonville Beach.

A large fire was sparked by a golf cart charger Thursday night at Beach Buggy in Jacksonville Beach.

According to Jacksonville Beach Fire and Rescue, there was an electrical issue with the cart charger. Five of the carts were damaged in the fire.

WJCT News partner News4Jax reports the owners of the business said no one was hurt in the fire.

The golf carts that caught fire were recently purchased.

The fire did about $100,000 worth of damage, according to Fire and Rescue. Six people from a second floor Airbnb had to be evacuated.

A video report on this story is available at News4Jax.com.