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Blaze hurts one in Woodstock

By Mark Woolsey
Feb 5, 2015

One injury was reported as the result of a Wednesday morning house fire in Woodstock.

Firefighters said the 9 a.m. blaze on O’Hara Drive just off Arnold Mill Road damaged about half of the home. A 48-year-old female resident was treated on the scene for smoke inhalation and was later transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. Her injuries were not described as life-threatening.

The cause of the fire is undetermined.

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