ATLANTA — Firefighters were able to rescue a woman from a burning apartment complex in southeast Atlanta Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Atlanta Fire and Rescue says the fire broke out at Trestletree Court, just blocks from Zoo Atlanta and Grant Park. Firefighters pulled a woman from a back bedroom.
Atlanta fire's Cortez Stafford said firefighters performed CPR on the woman, who suffered from smoke inhalation. She was taken to the hospital and expected to survive.
Channel 2's Michael Seiden is at the scene, where neighbors said they tried to get in to help anyone who might be trapped.
Trice Lott said he was hanging out with friends when smoke began pouring out of a second-floor window at Trestletree Village around 3 p.m.
Lott said he and his friends rushed to the scene, but weren't able to get in the building.
"It was too much smoke, so we couldn't go inside because the smoke was too thick," Lott said. "We did as much as we could, but we didn't know if anyone was inside."
The victim's condition and identity have not been released.
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Firefighters arrived within minutes of the first call for help, Chris Wessels, with Atlanta fire told Jose.
"While en route, we got a report of someone possibly trapped in the apartment," Wessels said.
Firefighters searched the second-floor unit, where they discovered an unconscious woman in a back bedroom. First responders rescued her from the flames and started performing CPR.
Firefighters worked through the afternoon to contain hot spots.
"There are four units in the building," Wessels said. "The fire was primarily contained to one unit and we had some water damage in other units."
Investigators are still working to figure out what caused the blaze.
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