A fire Friday morning claimed the home of Ben Close on Banks Street in Dowelltown.
A passerby spotted the fire around 7:12 a.m. and reported it. Close was not home at the time. He had left minutes earlier.
According to County Fire Chief Donny Green, firefighters arrived on the scene within five minutes of the call and found flames coming through the roof. He said the fire apparently started from an upstairs bedroom. The cause is undetermined though not suspicious.
Firefighters were able to salvage some of Close’s antiques, appliances, and other personal items. No one was injured.
Members of the Liberty, Main Station, and Temperance Hall stations responded along with the tanker truck . DeKalb EMS and the DeKalb Sheriff’s Department were also on the scene.
Meanwhile, county firefighters were called Thursday afternoon to a fire at 2666 Keltonburg Road where a shed caught fire. The shed, located behind a residence, was destroyed but it did not spread to the house.
No one was injured.
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