The Peachtree

City Fire and Rescue Department has battled two significant blazes in

the past week: a structure fire at Certainteed in the industrial park

and a field fire in the Kedron Hills subdivision.

The Certainteed

fire, which had flames showing from four stories of a tower when firefighters

responded, was called in last Thursday evening. The fire was likely started

The flames

also spread up to the roof of the structure, but a storage area was kept

safe thanks to assistance from the Fayetteville Fire Department, Lohr

added. One firefighter was injured when he was knocked down by a blast

of water when a line loosened from its connection with the fire hydrant.

The fireman, who was taken to the hospital, has been on light duty the

past several days while recuperating from those injuries, Lohr added.

Certainteed,

which manufactures roofing shingles, had just installed a new fire suppression

system in the building, Lohr said.

The field fire

at Kedron Hills started Monday afternoon when sparks flew from a controlled

burn into a nearby field of high grass, Lohr said. The blaze eventually

wiped out 11 acres and came dangerously close to two homes, he added.

The heat of

the fire came so close to one residence that it melted the vinyl siding

near the roof, Lohr said.

"The wind

pushed it, and it was like an inferno," he said.

The department

responded with four engines, and the Fayette County Department of Fire

and Emergency Services also sent assistance with two engines and a brush

truck to battle the flames, Lohr said. The Georgia Forestry Commission

also responded to help contain the fire.

No one was

injured as the flames were extinguished, Lohr added. Crews stood by for

several hours later until rain began to fall, eliminating the chance of

a flare-up.