Late Night Fire Heavily Damages Pilgrim Lake Townhouse Unit
Two people escape blaze uninjured, but two family dogs are missing.
Forsyth County firefighters responded to a structure fire at a townhouse located in Pilgrim Lake Subdivision off Pilgrim Mill Road in Cumming late Thursday night. The fire was reported between 11 p.m. and midnight on Pilgrim Lake Drive. A resident of the community told Cumming Patch, she heard the sirens from the fire trucks in the neighborhood around 11:35 p.m. Capt. Jason Shivers with the Forsyth County Fire Department said the fire was contained to the one unit. At this time it doesn't appear that the next-door unit sustained any damage, though Shivers said the unit may have some smoke and water damage. A woman who said she was the homeowner and did not want to be identified said two of her dogs were in the townhouse. The dogs had not …
Rebecca Windham
1:31 pm on Friday, September 16, 2011
Goodness! That's quite a story. Glad everyone is OK- I do hope the dogs were able to escape and that they find them. I wonder what started the fire. more ›