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UPDATE: Bibb crews control 'suspicious' fire at Skipper Road golf range

According to Macon-Bibb Fire Chief Marvin Riggins, they are treating the fire as 'suspicious.'

MACON, Ga. — UPDATE, 8:20 p.m.:

Macon-Bibb Fire Chief Marvin Riggins says they are treating the fire as "suspicious," and have called an arson investigator and arson dog to the scene.

Riggins says firefighters will be on the scene for several more hours working hot spots.

A pastor on the scene named Steve Sawyer said his church, Harvest Cathedral, owns the property. He said his congregation had thought about relocating there, but those plans had been on hold for a while.

Credit: WMAZ

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Bibb fire crews are fighting a blaze on a golf driving range on Skipper Road in Macon.

According to Macon-Bibb Fire Chief Marvin Riggins, the call came in just before 6:30 p.m. He says the fire is fully-engulfed and several trucks are responding.

No one has been hurt.

Riggins says the building is vacant, and there is no word on the cause of the fire at the moment. 

Stay with 13WMAZ for updates as details come in.

Credit: WMAZ

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