Crime & Safety

Fire on Hwy. 81 Destroys Building, Stops Traffic

The fire happened at about 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, fire officials say.

LOGANVILLE, GA — A house fire just south of Loganville shut down traffic on Hwy. 81 in Walton County early Wednesday.

The fire started at about 6:30 a.m., Walton County fire officials say.

The blaze happened at Hwy. 81 and Robertson Road and did heavy damage to a house that was unoccupied at the time but being renovated by its owner as a rental unit.

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Traffic on Hwy. 81 was shut down for about an hour and a half as firefighters battled the blaze.

(Photo courtesy Walton County Fire Rescue)

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