No one was injured, but a fire caused extensive damage to a Banks County home. Banks County Fire Chief Steve Nichols says the resident was home when the fire broke out and managed to evacuate safely.
Banks County Fire and Emergency Services responded to the blaze at 1476 Fort Lamar Road in Commerce on Thursday afternoon, March 27. Firefighters arrived to find the single-family residence “well-involved with fire,” says Nichols. He says crews made a rapid interior attack and quickly brought the fire under control.
The Banks County Fire Department investigated the cause of the fire and did not rule out an electrical problem near the outside meter base.
The Jackson County CI and Lee Arrendale State Prison Fire Departments assisted Banks County crews at the scene. Nichols says on-scene reconstructors were also there to assist the family. Firefighters cleared the scene shortly before 5 p.m. on March 27.
