Operations & Training

GA Firefighter Hospitalized after Battling House Fire

June 15, 2019

An East Point firefighter suffered heat exhaustion following a blaze early Saturday that also sent a resident to the hospital and left two dogs dead.

By Shaddi Abusaid

Source The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

An East Point, GA, firefighter suffered from heat exhaustion and was hospitalized following a house fire early Saturday that also sent a resident to the hospital and left two dogs dead.

A firefighter was hospitalized and two dogs were killed after a blaze erupted overnight at an East Point home, authorities said.

Firefighters were called to a home in the 2100 block of Kenny Court about 2:20 a.m., East Point city spokeswoman Renita Shelton said Saturday.

Upon arrival, firefighters reported heavy flames coming from the right side of the two-story house with the home’s occupants safely outside. One of the residents was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital and treated for smoke inhalation.

After the blaze was extinguished, firefighters discovered two dead dogs inside the home, Shelton said, and one firefighter was transported to Atlanta Medical Center after suffering heat exhaustion. He is expected to be released soon.

No other injuries were reported and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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