First responders blocked a portion of Tommy Irvin Road earlier today after a residential fire at a 2,000-square-foot Mt. Airy home.
Multiple agencies responded at 11:19 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, to find the fire in the basement of the home, according to Habersham County spokesperson Rob Moore. Moore said no injuries occurred during the blaze, which has since been extinguished.
Authorities say most of the damage was limited to the basement of the structure, with minor extension to an upstairs bathroom.
“We were able to locate the source of the fire pretty quickly and get a knockdown on it,” Habersham County Emergency Services Battalion Chief Dwight McNally said. “No injuries at the scene and everyone was out of the house at the time we
arrived on scene, so we were fortunate for that.”
The cause of the fire is under investigation, according to Moore, though officials believe it started in the basement.
Department, and Clarkesville Fire Department confer outside the home on Tommy Irvin
Parkway. Rob Moore/(Habersham County)
