Burning Bushes Possibly Caused by Firework

A sleeping resident of the 1200 block on Meriweather Drive on Friday night was alerted by a neighbor that his bushes in his front yard were on fire.

The man told Oconee County Sheriff's deputies that around 11:30 p.m. he and the neighbor used a garden hose to douse the flames. 

While inspecting the damage the following morning, the man says he found remnants of "some type of firework device."

Also that morning, about 7.5 miles away, deputies responded to a home in the 1000 block of Oconee Crossing Circle, where a man reported his mailbox had been damaged.

The man found remnants of a "large firework device," the deputy wrote in the report.

Both incidents are under investigation.  Contact the Sheriff's Office at (706)- 769-3945 with any information.

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