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Fire destroys former Rutland Apartments building in Cochran

The building, originally constructed in 1912, had gone unoccupied in the last few years

COCHRAN, Ga. — A historic building in Bleckley County is a total loss after an early morning fire.

According to the Cochran Fire Department, they responded to a fire around 5 a.m. at the vacant apartment on the corner of Third and Beech Streets.

They say the building, previously known as Rutland Apartments, was a 4,000-sq ft. building constructed in 1912.

They report it was an ‘icon’ of Cochran that many people had lived in throughout the last century, but had been unoccupied in recent years.

The cause of the fire has not been released yet.

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