Friday, August 30, 2024–6:11 p.m.

-WBHF Radio-

A building that housed a church and daycare center in Cartersville has been deemed a total loss following a fire Thursday night.

Cartersville Fire Chief Hagen Champion told WBHF radio that dispatch sent crews at 10:13 PM to the building that housed the Cornerstone Worship Center and Class Act Child Care on Old Mill Road between Henderson Drive and Terrell Drive. 

They arrived in less than two minutes to find heavy fire and smoke from the roof, with approximately 75% of the structure involved. 

Cartersville and Bartow County firefighters worked over five hours to extinguish the fire, with around 20 firefighters on the scene. 

The fire began during strong storms that rolled through the Cartersville area.