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.