Two house fires east of Fayetteville on Dec. 12 and 13 resulted in significant damage to the homes but no injuries to the residents.
Fayette Fire and Emergency Services (FES) Division Chief Pete Nelms said the Dec. 13 house fire on Fayette Brook Way off Corinth Road was called in at approximately 7:30 p.m.
Nelms said the fire began upstairs in a bedroom and was confined to that area, adding that other portions of the house sustained smoke and water damage.
Nelms said several of the eight residents were at home at the time. All the occupants got out of the house uninjured. The Red Cross was on the scene, Nelms said.
FES Deputy Chief Tom Bartlett on Tuesday said the cause of the fire was determined to be electrical. The house sustained an estimated $80,000 in property and contents damage.
Bartlett said the Dec. 12 fire on Morning Creek Way off Hwy. 54 east of Fayetteville occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m.
The the two residents evacuated the house with no injuries, Bartlett said.
Bartlett said the homeowner was in the basement siphoning fuel from a gas can into a lawn mower when the fuel overflowed and came in contact with an ignition source and caught fire.
The damage to the home totaled $95,000 to the property and contents, Bartlett said.
Bartlett said Clayton County firefighters responded to the Morning Creek Way fire as part of the automatic aid agreement.
Early calls with both of the fires were the key to helping minimize the damage to the homes that could have led to a total loss, Barlett said.
A third fire, this one on Dec. 13, occurred at approximately 5 a.m. on Ga. Highway 92 North inside Fulton County and near Lee’s Lake Road. Fayette responded to a request by Fulton firefighters to transport water to the location.
Bartlett said the house was a total loss, adding that there were no known injuries as a result of the blaze.
Bartlett reminded residents that, with cold weather coming, everyone should be careful when removing ashes from fireplaces. Carry ashes outside the home using a metal container and never use a plastic or cardboard container, Bartlett said.
