Several apartments were damaged Sunday morning when a fire broke out at a downtown senior public housing complex. Fire departments spokeswoman Dee Griffin said firefighters were called to Peabody Apartments, 1425 Walton Way, about 8:30 a.m. for a fire in a fourth floor apartment. Residents were evacuated immediately. Officials determined an oxygen generator caused the fire.
Fire Damages Downtown Senior Apartments
Bianca Cain Johnson, The Augusta Chronicle
Mon, 10/24/2016 - 5:54pm
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Georgia Richmond County, GA Augusta
RELATED ARTICLES
- Savannah River Site resumes normal activity
A suspicious item was discovered Wednesday afternoon at the Savannah River National Laboratory, which prompted emergency response activities. Following a thorough investigation, the suspicious item was determined to be non-threatening and Savannah River Site has returned to normal operations, according to a news release. More - South Carolina escapee captured in Columbia County
A prisoner who escaped from a South Carolina corrections facility was arrested in Appling after a passerby reported the man fighting with a woman on the side of the road. According to a news release from the Columbia County Sheriff's Office, police responded to the 6400 block of Cobbham Road around 11 a.m. More - Pipeline hearing set for Thursday in Evans
The committee to evaluate petroleum pipelines in Georgia will hold a public hearing in Columbia County on Thursday. The hearing at 10 a.m. in the auditorium of Building A at the Evans Government Center Complex at 630 Ronald Reagan Drive is the second of three the Joint State Commission on Petroleum Pipelines are holding. More - Columbia County seeks woman who searched through wallet
The Columbia County Sheriff's Office is seeking a woman for questioning after surveillance footage showed her searching through a lost wallet before turning it in. read more More - How to minister to undocumented immigrants
There's a mantra...Read more More
BING NEWS:
- Communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without alerts amid Maui fire
An investigation of the catastrophic Maui wildfires that killed 101 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and left US$6 billion in damages reveals a spate of problems with emergency preparation and ...
04/17/2024 - 9:14 am | View Link - Early-morning fire damages building just north of downtown, SAFD says
San Antonio fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a structure fire on the city’s North Side early Wednesday morning.
04/17/2024 - 4:04 am | View Link - Canada and other G7 nations 'strongly condemn' Iran's attack on Israel
Canada and other G7 countries convened on Sunday to coordinate a rebuke to Iran for its unprecedented and largely unsuccessful aerial attack on Israel and to prevent a wider regional escalation.
04/14/2024 - 3:02 am | View Link - Dollar Tree employee arrested for arson after store fire causes $1.5 million in damages
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) – A Dollar Tree employee in Louisiana is accused of setting the store on fire last month, officials said. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, Keiresten Dunn ...
04/11/2024 - 9:35 am | View Link - No charges in pedestrian's death in St-Michel
A 54-year-old truck driver will not be charged in the death of a pedestrian last June after a Quebec coroner's report and recommendations.
04/8/2024 - 10:32 am | View Link - More
Welcome to Wopular
Wopular is an
online newspaper rack,
giving you a summary view of the top headlines from the top news sites.
Senh Duong (Founder)
Wopular,
MWB,
RottenTomatoes
MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site
- "Expendables 4" Starts Shooting This Fall, Says Randy Couture at the Arnold Sports Festival more
- “Expendables 4” Gets Funding Interest from “Ip Man 3” Financier more
- "Ip Man 3" Distributor Suspected of Box Office Fraud, Parent Company Loses $200M in Market Cap more
- Yen Targets "Ip Man 4" for 2018 Release; Discusses Film with Director, Producer more
- "Ip Man 3" Shatters Expectations with $72M Opening [China Box Office] more