Crime & Safety
Fire Ravages Oconee Workshop, Sets Off Small Propane Tank Explosions
The fire on a Parker Creek Road property spread into the woods but firefighters were able to protect a nearby house, authorities report.
No one was injured when a workshop located at 1280 Parker Creek Road caught fire shortly after 7:30 p.m. Monday.
According to , by the time the first rescue truck arrived on the scene, the workshop was fully engulfed and there were "multiple small propane tank explosions."
Thirty-three firefighters and first responders were called to the scene with three engines, five tankers, three rescue trucks, a command vehicle, National EMS, and members of the Georgia Forestry Commission, he said.
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Tankers shuttled numerous loads of water from nearest fire hydrant, Thaxton explained. Firefighters extinguished the workshop blaze and put out one-fifth of an acre of woods fire, all the while protecting a nearby home, he said.Β They were on the scene for about three hours.
Thaxton said the cause of the fire is unknown.
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