Man hospitalized after being rescued from Gwinnett County apartment complex fire, officials say

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Crews are investigating an apartment fire with an entrapment.

Gwinnett County fire officials told Channel 2 Action News that crews got reports of a fire at the Park on Sweetwater apartments on Sweetwater Road.

NewsChopper 2 flew over the scene and saw a large number of fire trucks and police officers in the complex’s parking lot.

They say they found an unconscious man inside a first-floor apartment. He was rescued and taken to a local hospital. His current condition is unknown.

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According to the investigation, the fire was confined to one unit on the ground floor of the building, but three people were displaced from their home.

It took firefighters 15 minutes to contain the fire from the time they responded.

No other injuries were reported from the fire.

Officials say the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

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