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 reporter and restaurant critic for the Food & Dining team. Formerly a freelance writer and photographer with a focus on food and restaurants, he joined the AJC full-time in January 2021, first covering breaking news. He is a lifelong Atlantan and a graduate of Georgia Tech.
