South Street Car Fire Damages Home, Displaces Two
SAVANNAH, GA (Tuesday, July 14, 2020) – The Savannah Fire Department was dispatched to a fire in the 600 Block of South Street at 4:24 p.m., Tuesday, July 14. Engine 1 was first on scene. Firefighters discovered a car that was fully engulfed in flames and the eaves of a nearby house on fire. An individual was reportedly working on a car in the driveway of a home when the car caught fire. The flames spread to the home. No one was physically injured, but two people were displaced.
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South Street FIre
WHAT: A car caught fire in a driveway and the flames spread to a home
WHERE: 600 Block of South Street
WHEN: 4:24 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2020
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Savannah’s first fire company was organized in 1759. It became the nation’s first fully mechanized fire department in 1911. Today the Savannah Fire Department is a progressive, future-focused organization comprised of 318 professional, fully-trained career firefighters. The department operates 15 fire stations in a service area comprised of more than 108 square miles.
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Jenel Few, PIO
Savannah Fire Department
Office: 912-644-5957
Cell: 912-210-3393