Published: 6/23/2022

MEDIA SOURCES REPORT THAT A FIRE IN ATHENS YESTERDAY ULTIMATELY INVOLVED NUMEROUS VEHICLES. ATHENS FIRE AND RESCUE WERE CALLED TO A SCENE ON HASTINGS ROAD ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH MULTIPLE UNITS RESPONDING. THOUGH THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED BY CREWS BY 3:30 PM, EARLY REPORTS INDICATE THE BLAZE ULTIMATELY BURNED AROUND 24 VEHICLES THAT WERE PARKED AND STORED ON THE PROPERTY. CREWS INDICATE THE FIRE WAS STARTED WHEN THE PROPERTY OWNER TRIED TO BURN TRASH INSIDE AN ABANDONED VEHICLE AND THE FIRE SPREAD. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED, BUT PROPERTY DAMAGE INCLUDED THE TOTAL LOSS OF MANY OF THE VEHICLES.