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Fire destroys popular Cherokee County sport shooting range building

Cherokee County bar burned down (Cherokee County Fire)

CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — Cherokee County fire officials are investigating a fire that destroyed the parts of a popular shooting range.

Fire investigators say at 4:17 a.m. on Thursday, crews received calls of a possible fire at Garland Mountain Sporting Clays & Grill on Garland Mountain in Waleska.

When crews arrived, most of the building had collapsed, with fire starting to reach nearby golf carts.

Officials added the fire had also extended to the woods surrounding the property.

No injuries have been reported at this time.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.