Bay Indies Fire in Photos & Video

The Bay Indies clubhouse and an adjacent mobile home caught fire early Wednesday morning.
PHOTO BY ALAN POSZYWAK
The Bay Indies 'Bay House' clubhouse burnt down early Wednesday morning.
PHOTO BY BILL MERWEDE
The Bay Indies fire started around 5 a.m. Wednesday.
PHOTO BY BILL MERWEDE
This is the Bay Indies "Bay House" clubhouse that caught fire Wednesday morning.
PHOTO BY JOSEPH JOHN ORCHULLI II
The Bay Indies ‘Bay House’ clubhouse was fully engulfed in flames as firefighters sought to extinguish it early Wednesday.
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Firefighters were called to Bay Indies around 5 a.m. Wednesday because the ‘Bay House’ clubhouse had caught fire.
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Hours after the Bay Indies “Bay House” clubhouse caught fire, firefighters remained at the site to put out hot spots.
PHOTO BY PETER TAVINO
This aerial shot shows just how large the Bay Indies' "Bay House" clubhouse was.
PHOTO BY PETER TAVINO
The Bay Indies “Bay House” clubhouse caught fire at 5 a.m., and seven hours later, firefighters were still putting water on hot spots.
PHOTO BY PETER TAVINO
The Bay Indies 'Bay House' clubhouse burnt down early Wednesay.
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Bay Indies resident Tom Kelly takes a photo of the smoldering remains of Bay House Wednesday morning. He said he never heard emergency vehicles go past his home south the the clubhouse.
SUN PHOTO BY BOB MUDGE
Hours after firefighters were on scene, flames can still be seen left of center in this photo of Bay House in Bay Indies Wednesday morning.
SUN PHOTO BY BOB MUDGE
This home on Questa Avenue in Bay Indies may be the only structure besides Bay House damaged in a fire early Wednesday morning. State fire marshals were still investigating it Wednesday afternoon.
SUN PHOTO BY BOB MUDGEThe Bay Indies' "Bay House" clubhouse burnt down Wednesday morning, March 15.
VIDEO BY PETER TAVINO
The Bay Indies 'Bay House' clubhouse burned down early Wednesday morning.
PHOTO BY JOSEPH JOHN ORCHULLI II
The early morning was filled with smoke as firefighters extinguished the blaze at Bay Indies.
PHOTO BY JOSEPH JOHN ORCHULLI II
Firefighters from Venice, Nokomis and Sarasota County were needed to extinguish the fire at Bay Indies' 'Bay House' clubhouse.
PHOTO BY JOSEPH JOHN ORCHULLI II
Fire officials watch as a ladder is used to put water on the Bay Indies clubhouse fire.
PHOTO BY JOSEPH JOHN ORCHULLI II
The remains of the Bay Indies 'Bay House' clubhouse can be seen behind the sign for the building.
PHOTO BY JOSEPH JOHN ORCHULLI II
Firefighters push through the smoke to put water on the Bay Indies clubhouse fire.
PHOTO BY JOSEPH JOHN ORCHULLI II
Firefighters from Venice, Nokomis and Sarasota County were used to extinguish the blaze at Bay Indies.
PHOTO BY JOSEPH JOHN ORCHULLI II
Long after the fire started, firefighters continue to put water on what was the Bay Indies 'Bay House' clubhouse.
PHOTO BY JOSEPH JOHN ORCHULLI II
Long after the main fire was extinguished, Venice firefighters put water on what was the Bay Indies clubhouse.
PHOTO BY JOSEPH JOHN ORCHULLI II
Firefighters first got the call around 5 a.m. Wednesday that the Bay Indies 'Bay House' clubhouse was on fire.
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