Electrical short causes fire, police response to Government Center
Published 12:00 am Friday, September 4, 2015
LaGRANGE — An electrical issue at the Troup County Government Center, 100 Ridley Ave., prompted fire and law enforcement response to the building shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday.
LaGrange police, Troup County sheriff’s and LaGrange Fire Department personnel arrived at the government center building with lights and sirens on Thursday afternoon, blocking off a portion of Morgan Street at the rear entrance to the center. Shortly after their arrival, officials determined that there was no apparent fire.
“A power unit in one of the electrical rooms overheated,” said LaGrange Fire Deputy Chief Willie Bradfield this morning. “There were no flames. (The power unit) shorted out and it kind of smoked the building up.”
Firefighters checked the building and when they determined there was no fire, called in maintenance personnel to take care of the electrical problem, Bradfield said. Firefighters then ventilated the building to clear the smoke.
The incident caused no real damage to the building, Bradfield said.