Published 10:09 am Monday, July 27, 2026 A man and woman were taken to an area hospital after being injured in a Monday morning fire that gutted a two-story home in Milledgeville, local and state authorities say. Firefighters with Milledgeville Fire Rescue Services, along with firefighters from Baldwin County Fire Rescue, responded to the large fire at the intersection of Grimes Avenue and Oconee Street shortly after 6 a.m. The fire alarm came in at 6:06 a.m., according to Milledgeville Fire Rescue Services Battalion Chief Rodney Hines. Officers with the Milledgeville Police Department were the first to arrive at the scene of the fully-involved structure fire that city and county firefighters battled together until they were able to extinguish it. Police officers discovered the injured man outside the dwelling when they got to the scene and helped the injured woman out of the house. Both victims were treated at the scene by firefighters/first responders and personnel with Atrium Health Navicent Emergency Medical Services. They were later taken to an area hospital by ambulances. Their conditions were not immediately known, nor were either of them identified by name. The cause of the fire remains undetermined. Fire officials have also not yet determined where the fire started. Battalion Chief Hines and Georgia State Fire Marshal Nick Ivey looked at the home and took photographs of the damage. A Ford Fusion, parked near the front steps of the home, was also damaged by heat from…
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