Fire in Sargent: Blaze destroys unoccupied house

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Deputy Chief Todd Moore of the Coweta County Fire Department works at the pump panel on Engine 2 while directing incoming units on the radio. This residence at 16 Sargent Railroad Ave. in the Sargent community was fully involved in flames when the first fire unit arrived.
By JOHN A. WINTERS
john@newnan.com
An unoccupied single-family house in the Sargent community of west Coweta County was destroyed in a fire Monday night.
Coweta County Fire Department personnel responded to a report of a structure fire at 16 Sargent Railroad Ave. to find an approximately 900-square-foot house fully involved in flames, said Assistant Chief Scott Harmon. Sargent is off Highway 16 West.
Firefighters went into a defensive mode to contain the blaze. Car 3, Engine 2 and Truck 8 were called out to the scene.
"No one was living in the home according to bystanders on-scene," the assistant chief said, adding the cause of the fire is being investigated by the Fire Marshal's Office.

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