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Cobb apartment fire

A firefighter and a civilian were injured Tuesday in a predawn fire that destroyed a Cobb County apartment building.

A firefighter and a civilian were injured Tuesday in a predawn fire that destroyed a Cobb County apartment building.

One firefighter sustained a knee injury, and was treated at a local hospital and released, Boyd said. One other person was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.

Cobb fire spokeswoman Denell Boyd said the blaze at the Harmony Meadows complex on South Cobb Drive was reported at 4:34 a.m., and when the first fire crews arrived six minutes later, flames were shooting through the roof of the two-story, brick building.

A firefighter and a civilian were injured Tuesday in a predawn fire that destroyed a Cobb County apartment building.

One firefighter sustained a knee injury, and was treated at a local hospital and released, Boyd said. One other person was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital suffering from smoke inhalation.

Cobb fire spokeswoman Denell Boyd said the blaze at the Harmony Meadows complex on South Cobb Drive was reported at 4:34 a.m., and when the first fire crews arrived six minutes later, flames were shooting through the roof of the two-story, brick building.

A firefighter and a civilian were injured Tuesday in a predawn fire that destroyed a Cobb County apartment building. Cobb fire spokeswoman Denell Boyd said the blaze at the Harmony Meadows complex on South Cobb Drive was reported at 4:34 a.m., and when the first fire crews arrived six minutes later, flames were shooting through the roof of the two-story, brick building.

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A firefighter and a civilian were injured Tuesday in a predawn fire that destroyed a Cobb County apartment building.

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