Man critical due to smoke inhalation after fire at SW Atlanta home
A man was taken to the hospital after he was found in a burning home in southwest Atlanta suffering from severe smoke inhalation early Thursday morning, officials said.
Firefighters were called to a home on Barfield Avenue after getting reports of a fire with entrapment, Atlanta Fire Rescue said in a news release. They encountered heavy fire at the single-story home, which is located off Martin Luther King Jr. Drive just west of Westview Cemetery.
During their initial search, firefighters found a man unconscious in the kitchen suffering from smoke inhalation, officials said. The crew “made an aggressive interior attack” to put out the fire, and the man was given first aid before being rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
The victim has not been publicly identified, and investigators are working to determine what caused the fire.
No further information has been released.
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Henri Hollis is a restaurant critic and food reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, where he covers Atlanta’s restaurants, chefs and dining culture. As part of the AJC’s Food & Dining team, he reviews new restaurants, reports on industry trends and explores metro Atlanta’s culinary scene through the neighborhoods and people that shape it.
