Saturday May 17th, 2025 5:33PM

UPDATE: Lightning sparks townhome fire in Oakwood

By B.J. Williams
Fire did heavy damage to a couple of townhomes in Oakwood Thursday morning, according to Hall County Fire Capt. Zachary Brackett.
 
He said crews were called to the 4700 block of Crawford Oaks Drive around 5:00 a.m. and found the multi-family unit on fire.
 
Brackett said it appears the fire started in an unoccupied unit.
 
"The cause of this fire has been ruled accidental and attributed to a lightning strike last (Wednesday) night," Brackett stated Thursday morning. 
 
No injuries were reported.  The Gainesville Fire Department also responded to the fire.
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