Destructive home fire in Pickens

Five Pickens residents were displaced from their burned home yesterday afternoon on Northway Drive.  According to an American Red Cross account, the fire left the home unlivable. Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers assisted four
adults and one child. The Pickens Fire Department responded to the blaze.
The Red Cross met the immediate needs of the fire victims by providing
financial assistance for temporary lodging and for replacement of food
and clothing, along with comfort kits, containing personal hygiene
items.