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Tire Fire Blackens Sky North of LG

  • An old travel trailer was destroyed in the fire north of La Grange Thursday. Photo by The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
    An old travel trailer was destroyed in the fire north of La Grange Thursday. Photo by The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office
  • A large number of tires were among the debris that burned in the fire Thursday. Photo by Pct. 1 Commissioner Jason McBroom
    A large number of tires were among the debris that burned in the fire Thursday. Photo by Pct. 1 Commissioner Jason McBroom
A fire north of La Grange burned a pile of old tires and other debris north of La Grange on Thursday, Aug. 24. Residents at the property near Schuster Rd. called 911 to report the fire around 11:38 a.m. La Grange Volunteer Fire Department responded with an engine, a tanker and two grass trucks. “We don’t know how it started,” said La Grange Fire Chief Frank Menefee. “I couldn’t get much…

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