A house fire that spread to two other homes prompted authorities to evacuate about a dozen surrounding structures before the wind-driven blaze destroyed two homes and damaged a third in Roxborough Park Saturday night. No injuries were reported.
One dead in Douglas County house fire
Search dogs and heavy equipment helped crews find the 46-year-old victim in what was left of the home on Sunday.
Credit: Douglas County Fire Department
Remains of a burned-out home on Christy Ridge Drive in Douglas County on April 11, 2021. Author: Christopher Buchanan Updated: 8:30 PM EDT April 12, 2021
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Ga. Authorities say crews have recovered the body of a victim following a deadly house fire on Sunday morning in Douglas County.
County spokesperson Rick Martin announced the fire and death of a 46-year-old man on Monday. Martin said that crews were called to the 3100 block of Christy Ridge Drive after receiving calls of a house fire just before 5 a.m. Sunday.
By Kristen Gates
Mar 2, 2021
We love our firefighters! These are the most selfless human beings. The Douglas County Fire Department is perfect proof. They’re sending “BEAR HUGS” to Texas in a show of support .We’ve been relatively lucky here in Georgia in regard to winter weather. The same can’t be said for those in the Lone Star State.
New Douglas County Fire and EMS Chief Roderick Jolivette wanted to do something to bring smiles to the faces of the children in Texas. The goal was simply to make a child’s day. So he came up with a pretty simple plan to collect as many teddy bears as possible to ship to the children in Austin, Texas.
reporter: i can hear you fine. you please, sir, just describe what you re seeing. reporter: well, we re at the front of the access road at the college near the interstate 5 junction. it s complete liquor donned off. no one is allowed in or out. there s been a second school bus that has just left. they are evacuating students from the ucc campus right now. they are taking them to the fairgrounds. i would imagine for some kind of debriefing. and no one is allowed to get in past this cordoned off area. we have state police, lots of local law enforcement, every available ambulance has been sent to the scene. i would also tell you that the latest report is ten confirmed dead and the numbers may be going higher. e we don t know. david,s i just talking to an official with douglas county fire and he was saying they have transported 11, 2 have died. i don t know if that s two in