A City of Eatonton firefighter approaches the front door of the NAPA Auto Parts store on South Oak Street early Tuesday morning as Putnam County firefighters prepare their ladder truck in the side parking lot. COURTESY OF EATONTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
As employees were opening the Napa Auto Parts store for business Tuesday morning, a fire broke out. They escaped and called 911.
According to Fire Chief Jamey Williamson, Eatonton Fire Department firefighters responded within three minutes of receiving the call at 7:43 a.m.
“When I pulled up there was already smoke coming out the roofline,” he said. “It’s a commercial building, so it doesn’t have ea…
