Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to a structure
fire this morning at 8 o'clock at 5280 Hamby Road, just west of Woodstock.
According to Lieutenant Kevin Lanier, firefighters arrived on the scene to
find moderate smoke coming out of a front window of the one-story
structure. Lanier also said that the home received smoke and water damage
in the kitchen area, but the remainder of the house was saved by the fire.
Battalion Chief, Gary Vaughan stated that the homeowner had left the house
to go to the grocery store with food on the stove.
No injuries were reported and the exact cause of the fire is still under
investigation. Hamby Road was blocked until clean-up operations were
complete.
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