Space heater may be to blame for Banks County fire

An outbuilding that was used as a residence burned to the ground Friday in Banks County. The blaze broke out shortly after 2:30 p.m. at 100 Cranes Mobile Home Park. 

An outbuilding that was used as a residence burned to the ground Friday in Banks County. The blaze broke out shortly after 2:30 p.m. at 100 Cranes Mobile Home Park.

Firefighters arrived at the scene to find the 100-square-foot structure fully involved in fire. Banks County Fire Chief Steve Nichols says someone was living in the structure but no one was injured. The building was a total loss.

Chief Nichols says the cause of the fire is under investigation, but officials could not rule out the possibility it was accidentally started by a space heater.