Brush fires close part of Paper Mill Road Tuesday evening

Paper Mill Road brush fire

Reader Julia has these photos of Paper Mill Road being blocked off after 6 p.m. Tuesday due to brush fires near the Sibley Forest subdivision.

That’s located between Sope Creek Elementary School and the Cochran Shoals Unit of the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area.

James Kapish, public information officer for Cobb Fire, said Engine 3 was dispatched to the scene at 6:18 p.m.

He said the fire was controlled quickly and there were no injuries or evacuations and that roads were reopened to traffic at 7:17 p.m.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Paper Mill Road brush fire

Paper Mill Road brush fire

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