Fire Destroys Home in Cornelia
Channel: Now Habersham
Date: 2019-06-01

Firefighters battled flames and the early June heat for two hours Saturday, June 1, 2019, while working a house fire in Cornelia. The fire broke out around 11:30 a.m. at 1723 Garrison Road. 

Firefighters from Habersham County and Lee Arrendale State Prison, along with EMS responded to the scene. When they arrived flames were shooting out of the single-wide modular home, says Habersham Emergency Services Director Chad Black. Black says the occupants were not at home at the time of the fire. "Personnel were able to get one dog from the residence," Black says, "but unfortunately one other dog was unable to be rescued."

It took firefighters approximately 45 minutes to extinguish the flames. The home was a total loss.