Structure Fire on Luther Owens Road

Rabun County Fire Stations 8 (Satolah) and 2 (Warwoman) and Highlands, North Carolina Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Luther Owens Road off Georgia Highway 28 North on Tuesday morning, Jan 21, 2020.  Responding units were advised that the structure was already falling in. On arrival, firefighters found a barn in a field that appeared to be used as a mechanic shop that was fully involved in fire and falling in. There were several vehicles, tractors, four-wheelers also on fire.  Personnel shuttled water in tankers from a nearby pond to extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation by the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office and Fire Department.