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No injuries in fire at singer Travis Tritt’s Paulding County home

Firefighters were called Wednesday to douse flames at Travis Tritt’s Paulding County home. (Credit: Tritt’s Twitter page)
Firefighters were called Wednesday to douse flames at Travis Tritt’s Paulding County home. (Credit: Tritt’s Twitter page)
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July 31, 2015

The man famous for singing, “It’s a great day to be alive” really means it this week.

A fire damaged the playground by Travis Tritt's longtime Paulding County home, the country songster posted on Twitter. No one was injured, and firefighters were able to contain the blaze quickly, Tritt said.

“Fire destroyed the kids playground at my house today,” Tritt said on social media Wednesday. “Thanking God that nobody was hurt and no other major damage.”

He posted a picture on Thursday showing the charred ground that remained on the now-empty playground.

“I want thank all who expressed concern over the playground fire at my home,” Tritt said in the post. “Huge thanks to the firefighters also!”

The Marietta-native Tritt, 53, has been married to his third wife since 1997, and the couple has three children. Tritt is currently on tour and is scheduled to perform Friday night at Quapaw, Okla.

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