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DeKalb County house fire

Six Firefighters Rescued, Injured In DeKalb Fire

Firefighters Injured When Floor Collapses

Posted: 12:06 pm EDT July 17, 2008Updated: 5:26 pm EDT July 17, 2008

LITHONIA, Ga. -- Six DeKalb County firefighters were rushed to the hospital with minor injuries Thursday after they were pulled from a burning home by fellow firefighters.

The men were injured when a floor collapsed in the burning home on Sandy Lake Drive in Lithonia.

  • SLIDESHOW: Firefighters Injured In DeKalb House Fire

    • "There was a may day call that went out that our firefighters were down," said Capt. Eric Jackson of the DeKalb County Fire Department.

    Their injuries ranged from heat exhaustion to a sprained ankle. All should be released from the hospital by Thursday afternoon.

    VIDEO: Firefighters Injured In House Fire

    The home burned to the foundation.

    "Everything is gone, I have nothing," said Jeffrey Harrison, a son of the homeowners, who were out of town.

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