Smoke Alarm Alerts Cherokee Resident To House Fire

A Cherokee County resident and his dog were able to escape a Wednesday evening fire with the help of smoke alarms.

Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services responded to the fire around 5:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at 131 Magnolia Creek Drive, which sits off East Cherokee Drive in the Macedonia community.

Firefighters arrived onto the scene to discover smoke and flames coming from the home. Matthew Morgan, who was inside the home when the fire started, said the alarms inside the house alerted him to the fire, said Cherokee Fire spokesperson Tim Cavender.

Morgan told fire authorities he let his dog outside and went upstairs to find the fire along a wall inside his bedroom.

Morgan’s parents, Jack and Connie Morgan, and his two brothers, Jacob and Zachary, were not at home at the time of the fire, Cavender added.

Firefighters were able to put the fire out quickly before it caused any major damage. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

Photo credit: Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services