Update on Dec. 4, 2024 @ 6 p.m.
Banks County Fire and Emergency officials have updated the details of the Commerce business fire from Tuesday.
They report that units responded around 1 p.m. to Pottery Road to a structure fire.
When they arrived, they found a large area of merchandise that was fully engulfed with fire.
The fire was spread across three buildings, with all of them being evacuated and employees being moved to a safe area as crews worked to extinguish the flames.
All the buildings sustained moderate to heavy damage according to Fire Chief Steve Nichols, with the inventory outside being completely destroyed.
The business at the reported address is a furniture warehouse.
No injuries were reported and the business was able to return to operations on Wednesday.
The fire was put out by 6:30 p.m.
The Banks County Fire Department and the State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the cause.
Original story published on Dec. 3, 2024 @ 8:30 p.m.
A fire was reported in Commerce Tuesday evening at around 4:30 p.m.
According to a post on Nextdoor by a citizen, the fire occurred near Banks Crossing.
Banks County Fire Chief Steve Nichols said in an email to AccessWDUN that the main fire was between two buildings, one which was once a recycling center for electronics and another a furniture warehouse.
The area described by a listener who called in and Nichols is off of I-85 near the Home Furniture Outlet on Pottery Factory Drive.
The photo included was from the listener, which is a screenshot from the Nextdoor post.
Nichols said in the email at 4:48 p.m. that they were working the scene and that more information would be available Wednesday morning.
Further updates will be here on AccessWDUN.
