Winslow Drive fire
photo Athens Police Chief Floyd Johnson
ATHENS-Athens Fire and Rescue responded today (Tuesday, Nov. 10) to a structure fire call where the witness reported hearing an explosion.
Interim Fire Chief James Hand said the crew at Station 2 is close enough to the site that firefighters saw the structure fully engulfed as they geared up to respond. The fire occurred in the 200 block of Winslow Drive. A witness called 911 at 1:08 p.m.
“The 911 caller reported the sound of an explosion just before the fire,” Hand said. “The structure appears to have been a utility type building, and there were some propane tanks inside as well as some torches and other
tools. The cause is still under investigation.”
Hastings Road fire
Photo Athens Police Chief Floyd Johnson
Hand said no one was inside the structure and there were no injuries.
In addition, Athens Fire is investigating the cause of a fire that erupted on Hastings Road near U.S. 72 on
Monday night. Hand said the structure was an abandoned home.
