Breaking: Monroe and Walton County fire crews battle an early morning fire

MONROE, GA (Aug. 17, 2025) – Officials report that Walton County Fire Rescue and the City of Monroe Fire Department responded to a house fire at Bridgeport Place at 4:03 a.m. this morning.

House fire in Bridgeport Place in Monroe in the early morning hours of Aug. 17, 2025. Photo credit: Walton County Fire Rescue

Monroe Fire Chief Andrew Dykes reported that MFD, along with automatic aid from Walton County Fire Rescue, was dispatech to the residential structure fire in the 200 block of Bridgeport Ln. just after 04:00 this morning.

“Units arrived on scene to find a working fire in a single story residence. The fire was quickly extinguished by crews on scene and a search indicated that the residence was not occupied at the time of the fire. No injuries occurred to fire crews on scene,” Dykes said. “Contact was made with the two adult home occupants who were not on site and the American Red Cross is assisting them due to displacement.”

Dykes said the city’s Fire Marshal is conducting the investigation on the fire’s cause and origin.

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