Historic Goodson Drug Company in Cumming Ravaged by Fire, Community Concerned Over Prescriptions

An intense blaze engulfed the Goodson Drug Company, a long-established family-owned business in downtown Cumming, drawing multiple fire units to the scene yesterday evening. According to a

FOX5 Atlanta report

, the fire started at the 116 West Maple Street location around 7 p.m., and firefighters encountered heavy smoke billowing from the structure upon their arrival.

The age and size of the building prompted a sizeable response from the Forsyth County Fire Department, worried that the flames might reach adjacent structures. Witnesses described a scene swarmed with first responders, as 11 units arrived at the height of the fire, desperately working to control and contain it. The store, closed at the time of the incident, suffered extensive damage, while fortunately, neighboring businesses seem to have escaped unscathed, as per information obtained by

WSB Radio

.

Capt. Jason Shivers of the Forsyth County Fire Department announced that the blaze was under control by 8:50 p.m. Even though the fire was contained, there is a lot of “significant salvage” that must follow, according to his statement to

FOX5 Atlanta

. The cause of the fire is still under investigation, and among the concerns is the potential impact on prescriptions within the store, vital to the health of the community it has served for nearly seven decades.

Firefighting units from surrounding counties, including Cherokee, Dawson, and Hall, as well as from the city of Alpharetta, were called to assist. Although the damage to Goodson’s is severe, Battalion Chief Scott Kennedy told WSB Radio there were no reported injuries stemming from the incident. His statement to

FOX5 Atlanta

also mentioned the possibility of prescriptions inside the building being impacted.

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