UPDATE 5:20 pm: Hwy. 301 is NOW BACK OPEN.
UPDATE 4 pm: As of 4 pm fire officials are hoping to have Hwy. 301 reopened by 6 pm. GC is monitoring this fire and will update you as soon as the roads are reopened. Continue checking back for updates.
Bulloch County Sheriff's Officers temporarily closed Hwy. 301 on Monday, October 28, 2024 around 1:30 pm just north of I-16 to allow firefighters to battle the fire at All Green Services located at 4795 Hwy. 301 South. GADOT and Bulloch County Sheriff Officers detoured traffic at I-16 and 301 South and Hwy. 46 and 301.
Motorist are encourage to find an alternative route for the next few hours. Grice Connect is following this story and will provide updates when the road is open.
Bulloch County and Statesboro Fire departments responded on Monday, October 28th around 1:00 PM to a fire at Allgreen Services, at 4795 US-301 South. When the first units arrived on the scene they found a large pile of trash out of control that had moved to a structure.
They requested additional fire engines and personnel to the scene. Fire command requested Bulloch County Sheriff's Deputies to the scene to close Hwy. 301 south to allow for water supply to the fire.
Firefighters battled a similar fire at All Green in May of last year. They closed the highway for nearly four hours during that fire.
The City of Statesboro extended water supply from the city out Hwy. 301 to provide water to the the Bruce Yawn Industrial Park. In doing this, they placed fire hydrants alone the east side of Hwy. 301.
When there is a major fire on the west side of the road, they are required to close the road to run fire hoses across the road to supply the fire engines.
There are no reports of injuries.