Crime & Safety

Truck Engine Catches on Fire in Lowe's Parking Lot

A station chief happened to be at the store at the time. Here's a summary of calls Oconee County Fire Rescue answered during the week ending on April 7, 2013.

On April 6 around 11 a.m., the engine compartment of a Nissan Frontier at Lowe's parking lot caught on fire.

Oconee County Fire Department Station 1 Chief Mike Link happened to be at Lowe's at the time of the call, and he extinguished fire before the fire truck arrived, according to Chief Bruce Thaxton. 

Engine 801 later added water to cool down the truck's engine, he said. The cause of the fire is unknown.

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Here's a summary of calls answered by the Fire Department the week of April 1-7.

Alarm Activations

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April 2

  • 5:13 p.m., 43 Simonton Bridge Road

April 5

  • 1:16 p.m., 1537 Daniels Bridge Road

April 7

  • 9:28 a.m., 1120 Malcom Bridge Rd. – Grace Fellowship

Auto Accidents

April 1

  • 7:27 a.m., US Highway 78 and Ga. Highway 316

April 2

  • 12:39 p.m., US Highway 441 South near Freeman Creek Road

April 5

  • 1:02 p.m. US Highway 441 and White Oak Drive

Grass Fire

April 3

  • 4:12 p.m., Ga. Highway 316 and US Highway 78

House Fire (agency assist)

April 5

  • 4:48 p.m., 1331 Sabrina Lane – MORGAN COUNTY

Motorcycle Accident

April 6

  • 1:12 p.m., North Main Street near Bunny Hop Trail

Illegal Control Burn

April 6

  • 8:03 p.m. 1080 Rose Drive

Tree and Power Lines Down

April 1

  • 4:55 p.m., 1500 Block Mayne Mill Road

Vehicle Smoke Scare

April 2

  • 7:54 a.m., Ga. Highway 316 and Julian Drive

April 4

  • 4:52 p.m., Ga. Highway 316 near Oconee Connector (Tractor trailer's brakes were smoking- it was overheated)

There were a total of 49 medical emergencies. All information was provided by Oconee County Fire Rescue.

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