Red Cross helping 35 people after New Year’s Day Marietta apartment fire

A fire at a Marietta apartment complex displaced residents in several units Friday, including some who had to escape through a second-story window.

Fire crews from Cobb County and Marietta responded to the fire at the Westminster Square Apartments, 2401 Windy Hill Road SE. Several residents were checked at the scene for smoke inhalation and one person was treated for an arm injury, but none had to be transported to hospitals.

Crews responded to an apartment fire at Westminster Square. Occupants and their dogs were able to evacuate through a...
Posted by Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services on Friday, January 1, 2021

The Red Cross was helping about 35 people in the 16-unit complex with emergency and financial assistance.

The cause of the fire is not yet known, fire officials said.

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