PHOTO: A fatality has been reported after a Habersham County house fire broke out inside a large residence near the Chattahoochee River.
Habersham County Emergency Services (HCES) Director Chad Black said the body of what appeared to be an adult was found during an interior search of the residence, which only became possible after the main body of the fire had been extinguished.
"Habersham County 911 received a call reporting a structure fire off Heads Ferry Road on the Chattahoochee River," Black explained. "[The] caller advised large two story home with heavy fire and smoke showing."
First responders arrived to find the home roughly 80% involved with flames.
Multiple HCES units were initially deployed to the scene, and Black said units from Demorest and Baldwin were soon called to assist, with the scene making a proactive attack difficult to carry out.