The smell of something burning prompted an emergency response at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Demorest overnight.
Firefighters and law enforcement from multiple agencies responded after a caller reported the problem to Habersham County E-911.
The caller reported an odor of something burning in the Med Surg unit on the second floor of the hospital. The Demorest Fire Department and police department responded to the call around 12:45 a.m.
Due to the nature of the call, units from Habersham County Emergency Services also responded, along with firefighters from Clarkesville, Cornelia, and Lee Arrendale State Prison.
According to Demorest Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Palmer, the cause of the odor was due to a faulty belt in an air handler unit. He stated that there were no injuries and that no part of the hospital or any of the patients had to be evacuated.
Units cleared the scene at 1:22 a.m., according to a county spokesperson.
