Firefighters respond to report of fire at medical building in Demorest

Fire trucks from Clarkesville, Cornelia and Demorest are positioned around the building at 101 Adams Drive in Demorest on Friday morning, Feb. 24, 2023. Firefighers were dispatched to the scene to investigate a report of a commercial fire at that location. (Rob Moore/Habersham County)

A medical office across from the hospital in Demorest was evacuated Friday after a report of a possible fire. Around 10:35 a.m. on February 24, Habersham County E-911 dispatched multiple agencies to the scene at 101 Adams Drive.

The building, located along Highway 441, houses My Family Doc and G-1 Healthcare.

Emergency personnel from Demorest, Clarkesville and Habersham County confer at the command post outside 101 Adams Drive in Demorest on Friday. Employees of My Family Doc reported to Habersham County E-911 dispatchers that smoke was coming from the ceiling inside the building. (Rob Moore/Habersham County)

A 911 caller at My Family Doc reported smoke coming from the ceiling. They told dispatchers that Georgia Power already had a representative on the scene.

People inside the building evacuated before first responders arrived.

Units from Habersham County Emergency Services and the fire departments in Demorest, Clarkesville, and Cornelia responded to the call. Firefighters inspected the building but did not find any fire.

Employees and patients were allowed to return to the building about an hour later.