Deadly Train Incident and Multiple Overnight Fires Reported

A deadly train incident early this morning is under investigation. It happened in the midst of a very busy overnight shift for Seneca Fire Fighters and Emergency Responders. Seneca Fire was dispatched at 10:22 pm to a location near S. Townville Street and Bell Drive. Reports stated that a storage-type unit burned at that location.

Around 5:00am, Seneca Fire responded to reports of multiple structure fires at Newry and Alexander Roads. The call for help at that incident came while fire fighters were on the scene of the grisly accident, about a half mile away, that involved a pedestrian and an AmTrak Train, according to Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis…