Weekend fires

Two fires took their tolls in separate parts of Oconee County on Saturday.  One fire required Red Cross assistance to a Seneca family of three adults and seven children.  That fire occurred Saturday afternoon on South Gate Drive.  According to a Red Cross announcement, the organization met the immediate needs of the family with financial help to replace food, clothing, and provide temporary lodging along with comfort kits of personal hygiene items.  Another fire, this one on Saturday morning, struck an abandoned trailer on the Flat Shoals Road near north highway 11.