State investigators have ruled two recent residential fires in Banks County as arson. The fires occurred at 783 McDonald Circle in Commerce at 7:55 p.m. on Thursday, March 11. The residence is a 57-year-old single-wide mobile home.
“According to the occupants, a fire was found on the front porch of the residence in a plastic bucket about forty minutes before the second fire occurred,” says State Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King. “The second fire caused minor damage to the right side of the structure. Both fires were extinguished before the Fire Department arrived.”
The State Fire Marshal’s Office is assisting the Banks County Fire Department and Sheriff’s Office on this case.
Anyone with information about this fire is asked to call the State Fire Marshal’s Investigation Unit at 1-800-252-5804. The hotline is available 24/7 and callers may remain anonymous.
