Royston business burns on Thursday evening

A number of fire departments responded to a call on Friday evening at a Royston business, however, their efforts did not keep the disaster from being a total loss.

The fire at Royston Rentals and Sales located at 10800 Royston Highway was fully involved when crews arrived on the scene early Thursday evening.

Responding to the call were Hart County Fire Stations 3, 5, 8, Service 1, Chief A, Chief B, the Royston Fire Department as well as law enforcement officials.

The departments remained on the scene for a number of hours battling the blaze and then ensuring all hot spots had been extinguished.

According to reports, the building is a total loss.