Firefighters rescued a woman trapped inside a burning home in northeast Atlanta overnight, Channel 2 Action News reported.
The 64-year-old woman was in a basement bedroom when crews found her inside the home in the 400 block of Harold Avenue just after midnight, according to the news station.
"If it was just a few seconds later,” Atlanta fire Sgt. Cortez Stafford told Channel 2, “her chance of survival would have gone down dramatically.”
Firefighters arrived at the home within minutes of being dispatched, officials said.
They met with a man in his 40s outside the residence, but the woman was still inside. Both were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital for treatment, Stafford told Channel 2. The woman is said to be in critical condition after suffering smoke inhalation. The man’s condition was not released.
They have not been identified. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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