Gainesville home destroyed in Sunday morning fire

Flames engulf a house in the 3300 block of Russell Drive, northwest of Gainesville, on Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Hall County Fire Rescue)

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Several Hall County residents were burned out of their home early Sunday morning.

Crews were dispatched around 7:30 a.m. on April 19 to the 3300 block of Russell Drive after reports of a residential fire. When firefighters arrived, they found a small, single-story home fully involved, said Hall County Fire Rescue spokesperson Kimberlie Ledsinger.

Hall County firefighters spray down flames from a deck gun onto a burning home on Russell Drive on Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Hall County Fire Rescue)

Firefighters used a deck gun to knock down the bulk of the flames. The fire spread into nearby woods, but crews were able to contain and extinguish it.

Both occupants made it out of the home before emergency crews arrived. No injuries were reported.

Officials say the house is a total loss. The Hall County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire.