(Loganville, Ga., December 16, 2022) - Firefighters responded to a report of a house fire on the 800 block of Creek Cove Way SE in Loganville at 5:49 p.m. A neighbor called 911 to report the house fire and believed that the homeowner was absent.

Fire crews arrived at 5:57 p.m. to find a two-story, single-family dwelling on a slab with heavy fire blowing through the roof on the Charlie side. Firefighters were met by the resident’s sister on the front lawn who confirmed that the homeowner was on her way. The sister unlocked the front door while fire crews deployed a handline and completed a walk-around of the structure. Once inside, firefighters encountered heavy fire involvement on the second floor with deteriorating structural conditions. Fire crews withdrew their position to knock down the flames from the outside where more fire houses were deployed to combat the flames. Other actions on the scene included the establishment of a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT), connecting to a positive water supply, and setting up multiple means of escape. Once the fire was knocked down searches were completed that confirmed the house was vacant during the fire. The scene was brought under control by 7:20 p.m.

Firefighters were informed that an HVAC technician had been to the house to service the furnace earlier this morning. There were no injuries reported during this incident. The homeowner declined assistance from the American Red Cross stating she would be staying with family during repairs. All firefighters rotated through rehab before returning to service. The cause of this fire was determined to be accidental in nature with an electrical cause. A total of 29 firefighters responded to this incident.

EQUIPMENT AT THE SCENE INCLUDED: 5- Engines, 2- Ladder Trucks, 2- Command Staff Units, 1- Med Unit, 2- Air and Light Units, and 1- PIO. 

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