ATLANTA — The fire that destroyed an Atlanta home also took the life of a 5-year-old boy and his mom.
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Channel 2 Action News brought you news about the fire on Waters Road in Southwest Atlanta Wednesday night as breaking news on WSB Tonight.
Channel 2’s Susan Hendricks spoke with a neighbor who pulled another child out of a window.
A charred window is where a neighbor pulled 7-year-old Cameron to safety.
That neighbor didn’t want to appear on camera, but he walked me through those terrifying moments and what happened when he realized Cameron’s younger brother was still inside.
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Flashing lights outside this home on Waters Road in Southwest Atlanta where two young brothers were caught in a terrifying house fire.
One neighbor who didn’t want to appear on camera knew exactly who was inside.
“I knew those two children were in there because they go to school with my daughter,” the neighbor said.
With smoke filling the home, he began calling out for 7-year-old Cameron and his 5-year-old brother.
“I called him. I said, Cameron, Cameron, Cameron. There was so much smoke it was hard to see. I just grabbed him and pulled him out.”
“The neighbor ran to this window, pulled him out, and his younger brother was still inside.”
“I said, Cameron, where is your brother? He said, ‘He’s scared. He ran back inside.’”
A neighbor’s quick actions helped save the older child, but the young boy and his mom did not survive.
For firefighters, it was a heartbreaking scene.
“This is a tough one. We did all we could,” Fire Chief Roderick M. Smith said.
The cause of this deadly fire remains under investigation.
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