Fire burns side of trucking company, truck in Axton

AXTON – A quick response from Axton Volunteer Fire Department with assistance from Dyer Store Volunteer Fire Department saved a trucking company from being a total loss after a fire. Volunteer firefighters responded to the 3200 block of AL Philpott Highway Wednesday night for a structure fire at Rising Son Trucking, LLC. The trucking company was damaged by the fire on the side of the building along with a semi truck. Radio traffic indicated that something was being burned outside that later got out of hand and started the fire. Henry County Public Safety and Henry County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the scene.