An early morning fire swept through an entire city block in downtown Georgetown Monday, destroying several buildings. The blaze was reported just after 3 a.m. The buildings destroyed by the blaze were part of Historic Georgetown and date back to the 1800s.
Officials believe the fire originated in a building housing the city's newspaper.
We have every indication the fire started there. Robert Lawless, investigator with the State Fire Marshal's Office, agreed with Brookbank's preliminary suspicion concerning the fire's origin. We're just getting started in our investigation. An ax was found near the building. It was taken into evidence by law enforcement officials.