Arson not suspected in fatal fire, but the home had burned before
Though the house where a man died in a fire Tuesday had been intentionally set ablaze 17 years ago, arson isn’t suspected in the most recent fire.
It appears that the fire at 1283 Duncan Ave. started in one of its three bedrooms, Macon-Bibb County fire Lt. Ben Gleaton said Wednesday.
Charlie Hollingsworth, 62, died, but five others in the home escaped without injuries.
In March 2000, then-Mayor C. Jack Ellis held a news conference in front of the charred Huguenin Heights home that was being refurbished by Sam Alderman Jr. Ellis had pledged to thwart crime in areas of redevelopment after the house burned that February.
It was unclear if anyone was ever charged in that case.
The wooden-frame blue house is now owned by Olivia Glover, according to records in the Bibb County Tax Assessor’s Office.
Information from Telegraph archives was used in this report.
Laura Corley: 478-744-4334, @Lauraecor
This story was originally published August 30, 2017 at 12:40 PM with the headline "Arson not suspected in fatal fire, but the home had burned before."