Commercial Fire in Cleveland Injures One Employee

CLEVELAND, Ga. — One employee suffered burns to his right arm in a fire at North Georgia Powerstroke Diesel on Hwy 129 south of Cleveland Monday afternoon.

White County 9-1-1 dispatch received the call at 1:19 PM. The commercial fire prompted several fire units from White County and City of Cleveland Fire Departments.

The owner of the business, Patrick Knight, said, “We use a flammable brake cleaner to wash parts with and at some point somebody hit something and it arced,” He said they used two fire extinguishers on the blaze but were unable to put it out.

Knight said Deruk Staton tried to save one of the vehicles and received burns on his right arm.

Cleveland Fire Department And White County fire units quickly brought the blaze under control.

Knight said, three vehicles in the shop area were damaged by either the fire or from smoke from the fire.