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Habersham County Man Killed in Apartment Fire

Featured Stories January 25, 2023 , by

PRESS RELEASE – Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced, on Jan. 24, that an apartment fire on North Main Street in Cornelia killed a fifty-seven-year-old man.

The apartment received moderate interior damage as a result of the fire.

“When the Cornelia Fire Department arrived on scene, the apartment was no longer on fire and the victim was found deceased,” said Commissioner King. “The victim has been sent to the GBI Crime Lab for an autopsy and positive identification. The cause of the fire is undetermined at this time.”

Our office is assisting the Cornelia Fire Marshal with this investigation.

Habersham County E911 Issues Fire Warning

Community, Outdoors, weather December 22, 2020 , by
Habersham County E911
INCREASED FIRE DANGER ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA FROM 11 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
Special Weather Statement issued December 22 at 3:58AM EST by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Temperatures reaching 55 to 60 degrees this afternoon across
northeast Georgia, along with drier air moving in on breezy west
winds, will permit relative humidity values to fall to around 25
percent or less in many locations for several hours. Winds will be
briefly gusty in the mountains late this morning and early this
afternoon, but diminish through the rest of the afternoon hours.
The dry and briefly breezy conditions will combine with drying
brush and other surface fuels to increase fire danger across the
area. Please refer to your local burn permitting authorities on
whether you can burn today. If you do burn, use extreme caution
since fires can quickly get out of hand under these conditions

Cornelia woman killed in structure fire

News October 20, 2020 , by
Cornelia woman fire

ATLANTA – The Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King announced today that a Habersham County woman was found dead in a structure fire around 1:00 p.m. on Monday, October 19. The fire occurred at 1689 Heads Ferry Road in Cornelia.

When Habersham County officials arrived at the scene, the 22-year-old, 4,367-square-foot home had been enveloped in flames. Eyewitnesses say that the fire started on the home’s main level. The deceased woman, 64, was renting the residence and her body was found in the fire debris of the basement area. Upon further investigation, Habersham County officials discovered that she had been in a second-floor bedroom at the time of the fire.

“We are thankful for the bravery and hard work shown by Habersham County officials in this case,” said Commissioner King. “Because the home was on a hill side, the Habersham County Fire Department had to hand pull their lines to extinguish the fire.”

The Habersham County Sheriff’s Office is withholding the victim’s name at this time. Commissioner King’s State Fire Investigations Unit will continue assisting the Habersham County Fire Department and Habersham County Sheriff’s Office in this case. All authorities ask for prayers for the victim’s loved ones.

This death marks the 66th fire fatality in Georgia in 2020.

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