Resident airlifted to burn unit after mobile home fire in Hall County

The single-wide mobile home and a vehicle were engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the residence on Sailor's Avenue the morning of Dec. 23, 2023. (Hall County Fire Rescue)

One person was injured when fire broke out inside a mobile home in Hall County early Saturday morning.

At approximately 2:20 a.m. Hall County Fire Rescue responded to the 2200 block of Sailors Avenue for reports of a residential fire.

When firefighters arrived, the single-wide mobile home was fully involved and the fire had spread to a nearby vehicle.

Everyone inside the mobile home escaped the fire before firefighters arrived, says Hall County Fire Rescue Public Information Officer Kimberlie Ledsinger.

One person was injured escaping the burning mobile home. (Hall County Fire Rescue)

Firefighters put out the fire, but the mobile home was a total loss.

One resident was burned while escaping the flames. An ambulance transported them to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville where they were placed on a helicopter and flown to the Grady Burn Center in Atlanta.

No other injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time, says Ledsinger. The Hall County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating.