Marietta police issued a “shelter in place” notice after a fire near Marietta Middle School Wednesday morning.
The fire broke out at a home at the intersection of Polk and Hope streets around 5 a.m.
[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]
Marietta police called the fire a “dangerous situation” and asked people who lived in the surrounding areas to stay inside.
TRENDING STORIES:
- The Varsity announces new location in Georgia
- Witness says people started ‘dropping to the ground’ as gunfire erupted inside Atlanta movie theater
- Omicron cases surging in Georgia, giving worry to many ahead of Christmas holiday
Roads were closed in the area.
Channel 2′s Darryn Moore learned that the family who lived in the home and their cat were able to get out safely.
©2021 Cox Media Group
