Firefighters respond to early morning blaze in Hall County

Fire officials say this house on Holland Street was vacant when it went up in flames early Wednesday morning, April 12, 2023. (Hall County Fire Rescue)

Fire destroyed a vacant house in Hall County before dawn Wednesday morning.

Around 5 a.m. Hall County Fire Rescue arrived at a residential fire on the 1200 block of Holland Street.

“Upon arrival, units found a fully involved home with two exposures on the left and right side,” says Hall County Fire Rescue Public Information Officer Kimberlie Ledsinger. “Both exposures were extinguished quickly while other crews attacked the main residence defensively.”

After knocking down the flames, firefighters searched the residence and determined it was vacant. No one was injured on the scene.

Units from the Gainesville Fire Department assisted with the call. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time and is under investigation by the Hall County Fire Marshal’s Office.