PONTIAC, Mich. — A Feb. 17 fire that destroyed the clubhouse at the historic Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township initially appears accidental and possibly started by maintenance workers using a propane torch on an outdoor patio, authorities said Monday.
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, township Fire Chief John LeRoy and Fire Marshal Peter Vlahos met with reporters Thursday and played surveillance video recovered in the water and rubble of the blaze.
"There is still a lot of investigation and interviews to do," said LeRoy. "But this gives us a good idea where this started and went up the wall."
