ATLANTA — Atlanta firefighters rescued residents of a Northwest Atlanta apartment complex after a fire early Tuesday morning.
When Atlanta firefighters arrived at 809 Magnolia Way NW shortly after 3:30 a.m., they saw flames coming from the third floor.
Some of the residents had to jump from the second or third-floor balconies to escape, Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach learned.
“I jumped down from the front of the balcony,” Ashley Steele said. “I jumped down to the second floor. After that I caught my wind and I jumped again.”
One woman said that she woke up to smoke in her apartment. She tried to leave the apartment through her front door, but was unable, so she went to her balcony and called 911.
Firefighters put a ladder up to her balcony and rescued her. A representative from Atlanta Fire Rescue said four adults and four children, including a baby, were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and treated for minor injuries. One adult suffered from minor burns.
A representative from Atlanta Fire Rescue said about 12 families are displaced due to the damage. The American Red Cross is responding to assist those families.
The fire is still under investigation.
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