September 24, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
A fire Thursday afternoon destroyed a shop/garage building behind a residence at 4231 Seven Springs Road belonging to Davey Ferrell.
According to County Fire Chief Donny Green, Ferrell reported that he had been working on a tiller inside the building but had left to go to his barn nearby. After he heard dogs barking, he looked out and saw the shop/garage building was on fire with flames coming through the roof. Although a boat and all other contents of the structure were destroyed, Ferrell was able to move three vehicles near the burning building out of harm’s way. No one was injured. The cause of the fire was undetermined at the time but might have originated from the tiller Ferrell had been working on.
Members of the Main Station, Short Mountain Highway, and Tanker Truck of the DeKalb County Fire Department responded along with DeKalb EMS and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department.