A large fire tore through a golf cart sales and repair business off U.S. 1, just north of St. Augustine Airport, Wednesday evening, October 21, sending a thick smoke plume visible from the highway as more than five fire trucks rushed to the scene. No injuries have been reported as of publication.
St. Johns County Fire Rescue responded to the large commercial building fire, telling News4JAX that the blaze broke out at the golf cart business off U.S. 1. Separately, Action News Jax identified the business as Golf Carts of St. Augustine, located at 5960 U.S. 1, and reported that the Florida Highway Patrol was also responding and investigating the incident.
No Injuries As Crews Keep Working The Scene
Fire rescue told Action News Jax there were no reported injuries or transports connected to the fire. The outlet also reported that firefighters remained at the scene working to extinguish the flames, with more than five trucks visible battling the blaze, per the same account.
Action News Jax said a crew was headed to the scene as the incident developed. The outlet reported that a fire department spokesman said the building and its contents appeared totally destroyed. The cause of the fire remains unknown.
A Broader Pattern In Golf Cart Fires
The fire comes amid what St. Johns County Fire and Rescue has described as a rising trend in golf cart-related blazes. A representative told News4JAX that the department has seen “about a 6 to 7% increase on our fires for golf carts over the last few years,” though that figure was offered as a general departmental observation rather than data specific to Tuesday's incident.
Golf carts have factored into other recent St. Johns County fires. In November 2025, a house fire in the county was confined to a garage area and was believed to have been caused by a golf cart, according to Action News Jax. It remains unclear whether Tuesday's fire at the St. Augustine golf cart business shares any connection to that earlier case.
