Bulloch County Sheriff’s officers temporarily closed the highway. 301 on Monday, October 28, 2024 at approximately 1:30 p.m., 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’s officers detoured traffic on I-16 and 301 South and Hwy. 46 and 301.

Drivers are encouraged to find an alternate 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 to a fire at Allgreen Services at 4795 US-301 South on Monday, October 28 at approximately 1:00 p.m. When the first units arrived on scene, they found a large pile of trash out of control that had moved into a structure.

They called for fire engines and additional personnel to the scene. The fire command asked Bulloch County sheriff’s deputies at the scene to close the highway. 301 south to allow water to be added to the fire.

Firefighters battled a similar fire at the All Green Inn May of last year. They closed the highway for nearly four hours during the fire.

The city of Statesboro has extended the city’s water supply to Hwy. 301 to provide water to the Bruce Yawn Industrial Park. In doing so, they placed lone fire hydrants on the east side of the highway. 301.

When there is a major fire on the west side of the road, they are forced to close the road to run fire hoses across the road to feed the fire engines.

There are no reports of injuries.