1 hospitalized after residential fire in White County

A late-night bedroom fire damaged a White County home on Tom Bell Road, sending one resident to the hospital while officials investigate the cause. White County 911 Communications dispatched White County Fire Services to a reported home fire on Tom Bell Road at 11:14 p.m. Wednesday. Firefighters from the City of Cleveland Fire Department and City of Helen Fire Department responded through mutual aid to assist with operations, alongside the White County Sheriff's Office and White County EMS.All residents got out of the single-story home before emergency crews arrived. Firefighters entered the house and launched an interior attack, keeping the flames contained to a single bedroom, though the home received major smoke damage.White County EMS evaluated two people at the scene and transported one patient to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville. Crews finished operations and all fire units returned to service at around 1 a.m. Thursday. Investigators have not determined what starte