No one was hurt in a Saturday afternoon fire on Dicks Hill Parkway outside Mt. Airy.
Habersham County Emergency Services units were paged to a reported chimney fire with flames showing at 2:13 p.m.
Habersham County and Clarkesville firefighters responded to the fire in the wood-frame home at 7958 Dicks Hill Parkway.
The initial report was that the occupant was still inside the burning house, but both he and his dog were able to escape unharmed.
Lt. Mark Gerrin of Habersham County Emergency Services, incident commander, said the fire was particularly difficult to extinguish due to multiple roof systems and a very tight driveway.
The tongue and groove ceiling was first topped by shingles, then tin, meaning when the fire got into the roof area, firefighters had to cut it to get water to the flames.
Stephens County Fire Services was requested for manpower and sent three trucks and about a half-dozen personnel.
As a result, Dicks Hill Parkway was shut down, initially by units from Habersham County Sheriff’s Office and then later by fire units.
Fire spread through much of the roof and the house sustained water damage as well, Gerrin said. Firefighters remained on the scene for an extended period of time, overhauling the fire to make sure it was fully extinguished.
The American Red Cross was called to assist the resident.
