Athens house fire on Christmas Eve sends resident to burn unit, cause under investigation

A fire on Christmas Eve left an Athens resident in an Augusta burn unit to recover from their injuries.

According to the Athens-Clarke County Fire Department, crews were sent to a home on North Avenue around 10:40 p.m. the night before Christmas.

When firefighters got to the scene, they found a home under heavy fire conditions in 80% of the structure and immediately started working to get the flames under control and rescue anyone inside…

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