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Body Found After Early Afternoon Fire on Knox Bridge Trail
1/19/12 3:36 PM
Cherokee County firefighter, Andrew Garrison, arrives on the scene to find the house fully involved.
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Cherokee County firefighter, Andrew Garrison, arrives on the scene to find the house fully involved.

Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to a structure fire at 445 Knox Bridge Trail, off Highway 20, near LakeAllatoona.

Firefighters arrived on the scene to find the log style home fully involved.  The structure was on the ground and firefighters went into a defensive mode to keep the fire from spreading into nearby woods.  An early report from a neighbor indicated that someone could have been inside the house.

Cherokee County Fire Investigator Shane Daniel reported that the remains of a body were found in the rubble around 6 o’clock this evening.  The identification of the body is unknown at this time.

No injuries reported and one lane of Highway 20 was blocked at the time of the fire.  The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

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The structure fire call came in just before 12:30 this afternoon.
The structure fire call came in just before 12:30 this afternoon.
The house fire was located on Knox Bridge Trail.
The house fire was located on Knox Bridge Trail.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
The log style home was fully involved when firefighters arrived on the scene.
The log style home was fully involved when firefighters arrived on the scene.
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