A fire Friday afternoon heavily damaged a barn in Alto.
Around 2 p.m. on Jan. 12, firefighters from Banks and Jackson counties responded to the blaze at 4995 Yonah Homer Road. They arrived to find the detached barn “well involved in fire,” says Banks County Fire Chief Steve Nichols.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the flames, he says. No injuries were reported.
According to Nichols, the cause of the fire appears to be accidental. A lightning storm in the area can’t be ruled out as a possible cause.
