Crime & Safety

Basement Blaze Burns Canton Home

Fire crews found heavy smoke and flames coming the Canton house's basement when they arrived.

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A home at Red Terrace Gate in Canton is heavily damaged by a fire Sunday.
A home at Red Terrace Gate in Canton is heavily damaged by a fire Sunday. (Photo by Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services)

CANTON, GA — A Red Gate Terrace home was heavily damaged in a fire Sunday night, Cherokee County fire officials said Monday.

The blaze happened around 10:45 p.m. Crews found heavy smoke and flames coming the house's basement upon arrival, Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services said.

A Red Gate Terrace home is burnt after a fire Sunday in Canton. (Photo by Photo by Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services)

After a search, fire officials said they did not find anyone inside the burning home.

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The extent of the damage was not immediately available, and the cause of the fire was unknown.

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