Several trees and bushes were engulfed in a fire that broke out near the Mid Ocean Club yesterday causing damage to utility lines.

Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service has launched an investigation into the incident in Tucker’s Town which had no reported injuries but resulted in communications outages and a road closure.

Mark Taylor, the assistant chief of the fire service, said a spark from a Belco pole could have caused the fire which was reported at about 10.50am.

He said 25 fire personnel were deployed along with four fire trucks and three command vehicles after the blaze spread across three locations in windy conditions.

They were on the scene by about 11am and remained in place until 3.30pm. During that time, a road leading into the club had to be closed.

Mr Taylor told The Royal Gazette: “The majority of the fire was knocked down quite quickly, but we remained on scene to wet down the area to stop anything reigniting. We co-ordinated with the Mid Ocean Club team to ensure the area was safe.”

He said he understood that some residents lost internet services because of damage to the lines but was not aware of anyone losing electricity.

An ambulance was on the scene as a precautionary measure, he added.

Videos of the incident circulated on social media showing trees and bushes alight.

Carlos Frias, the members, guests and service manager at the golf club, told the Gazette: “Everyone is OK. A bunch of bushes and trees were damaged.

“It was not on our property, it was at the entrance to the club. The road is called Mid Ocean Club First Drive.

“There are two roads. The road to the right is private and the road to the left is public, and the fire was on the public side. We think it was an electrical issue but we are not sure.

“The fire jumped because there was wind, and there is a house that just had some smoke damage. It went out of hand and there was a lot of smoke.”

He added that the club’s phone lines had been impacted by the incident.

Mr Frias said that the club was able to assist the fire service, allowing firefighters access to its water tank once the truck supply had dried up.

He added: “We have the staff quarters about 20 feet away — they could use the tank so that helped.”

The Gazette has contacted Belco, Digicel and One Communications for further information.