According to EdgefieldDaily.com, an Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office Deputy responding to a call of a wreck on Republican Road lost control of his patrol car, hit an embankment, and reportedly was ejected from the car as it burst into flames. An ambulance responding to the first wreck happened upon the deputy lying on the side of the road and began treating him for his injuries. UPDATE: The deputy has now been released from MCG and is resting at home.

Federal authorities have cited and fined three metro Atlanta construction companies in connection with the collapse of a pedestrian walkway at the Atlanta Botanical Garden that killed one worker and injured another 18.

Community pays tribute to the first responders, from dozens of departments around the area, for their service at last year’s Imperial Sugar Plant explosion.

Lawmakers will honor the city’s police and fire departments for their quick response after a pedestrian walkway collapsed last month at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.