Residential structure fire in Granada Farms

GRANITE FALLS, NC (December 13, 2016)…At approximately 3pm on Tuesday, December 13, 2016 the Granite Falls Fire Department was called to a residential structure fire in Granada Farms with mutual aid from the Grace Chapel Fire Department and Sawmills Fire Department.  When they arrived there was smoke coming from the attic of the structure.  Additional manpower was requested to assist with the fire as well.

We were told that the homeowners were not at home at the time but sadly they did lose two pets.  The structure is a total loss.  No word on a cause at this time. 

With the Mill Pond Bridge on Falls Avenue being closed, it increases the response times for emergency vehicles responding to Granada Farms from Granite Falls but thankfully Grace Chapel Fire Department and Lovelady Rescue Station #2 are both within minutes of Granada Farms.  Grace Chapel Fire Department was actually first to arrive on the scene.  The map below shows the approximate detour that Granite Falls Fire Department (along with Caldwell County EMS) has to take which is quite substantial.

Photos below courtesy of Tim Hemphill.