Fatal Fire Friday in Banks Co.

An elderly Carnesville man is dead after his home caught fire overnight.

It happened at about 4:30 a.m. today on Fulbright Road in Banks County near the intersection of Highways 63 and 198.

Banks County Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Sergeant Carissa McFaddin says that 68-year-old William Macklin Waters was the victim of the single wide mobile home fire.

McFaddin says Waters was the only resident inside.

Firefighters needed a couple of hours to put out the blaze.

Authorities say firefighters believe the blaze started in the kitchen and no foul play is suspected.