A diesel tanker fire has forced the closure of both northbound and southbound lanes of Mike Padgett Highway near 5033 in Richmond County. Drivers are being urged to take alternate routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\ud83d\udea8 What\u2019s Happening:<\/strong> The Richmond County Sheriff\u2019s Office says the road is closed in both directions due to a tanker fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\ude97 Why This Should Catch Your Attention:<\/strong> If you travel on Mike Padgett Highway, expect delays and detours. Authorities have not yet provided a timeline for reopening the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udce2 Take Action:<\/strong> Plan ahead and use an alternate route. Stay alert for updates from law enforcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u26a0\ufe0f Drive Safely:<\/strong> First responders are on the scene, working to contain the fire and ensure safety. Give them space and follow detour instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[mailerlite_form form_id=21]\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A diesel tanker fire has forced the closure of both northbound and southbound lanes of Mike Padgett Highway near 5033 in Richmond County. Drivers are being urged to take alternate routes. \ud83d\udea8 What\u2019s Happening: The Richmond County Sheriff\u2019s Office says the road is closed in both directions due to a tanker fire. \ud83d\ude97 Why This […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":218002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[17310,8896,17312],"class_list":["post-218001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traffic","tag-diesel-tanker","tag-fire","tag-mike-padgett-highway","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=218001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=218001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=218001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=218001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}