One person has died following a house fire on Winterville Road in Athens last week, according to the Athens-Clarke County Fire Department.
On Tuesday, April 15, officials announced that at around 12:25 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8, multiple units from the Athens-Clarke County Fire Department – including Engines 26, 21, 25, 27, Ladder 7, Rescue 4 and HAZMAT 1 – responded to reports of a structure fire near the intersection of Winterville Road and Sartain Drive.
Officials say firefighters from Engine 26 initiated an aggressive attack on the rear of the structure, where the heaviest flames were located, as Ladder 7 and Engine 27 entered through the front door to conduct a primary search. During the sweep, crews located an unresponsive individual inside the home.
The victim was removed from the residence and emergency personnel immediately began CPR. National EMS took over care upon arrival but pronounced the individual dead at the scene.
Firefighters remained on site for more than three hours to extinguish the blaze and monitor for remaining hot spots.
The Athens-Clarke County Fire Marshal’s Office is currently investigating the incident to determine the fire’s cause and origin. No further details have been released at this time.
