A Sunday night fire that started in the basement of a Cherokee County home left the residence with significant damage, though firefighters confirmed no one was hurt in the blaze.
Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services rushed to the scene on Red Gate Terrace at 10:42 p.m. after neighbors reported seeing flames. When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and fire pouring from the home’s basement.
Quick Response Prevents Injuries
Firefighters immediately searched the home to make sure everyone was out safely. Once they confirmed the house was empty, multiple crews attacked the flames with hose lines in what the fire department described as a “coordinated and aggressive suppression effort.”
The good news: Their quick work brought the fire under control, and no one was injured.
The not-so-good news: The home took a serious hit from the flames and smoke.
What Happens Next
Fire Department investigators are now working to figure out what sparked the basement fire. They haven’t released any theories yet about how it started.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
