A house fire on Spring Lake Road Tuesday caused heavy damage to the structure but resulted in no injuries.
The Banks County Fire and Emergency Services Department, along with units from the LACI and Jackson County CI Fire Departments, responded to the call shortly after 2 p.m.
Banks County Fire Chief Steve Nichols says that when firefighters arrived, they found the single-family residence partially engulfed in flames. The residents were home at the time of the fire, but no injuries were reported.
After an “aggressive interior attack,” Nichols says firefighters successfully contained the fire to the area of origin. He says the cause of the fire was determined to be accidental, with a local space heater identified as a potential ignition source.
The American Red Cross has been contacted to provide assistance to the displaced family.
