This one was in the 3100 block of Baker Road, according to Hall County Fire Chief David Kimbrell, who said the preliminary findings indicate that the fire started in the chimney and spread to the roof of the 1,500-square-foot house. Kimbrell said the only occupant escaped without injury.
Temperatures were still in the teens when firefighters arrived about 9:15 Wednesday morning and they had to battle not only the flames but the bitter cold and strong winds, as well.
There have been several chimney fires in the county this winter that developed into something much worse. Others have been started when combustibles were left too close to space heaters. One of those took the life of a Gainesville woman over the weekend.
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