Crime & Safety

1 Rescued, 1 Displaced In Atlanta Townhome Fire: Reports

Heavy flames tore through the roof of an eight-unit building, causing at least one person to be displaced in Atlanta.

Amanda Lumpkin, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge

ATLANTA, GA — An overnight fire Monday has led to at least one person being displaced in the 50 block of Mt. Zion Road in southwest Atlanta, according to news reports.

The blaze ignited around 1 a.m. Monday at a complex that holds townhomes and apartments, WAGA-TV and WANF-TV reported. Heavy flames consumed the roof of the eight-unit building, reports say.

While a man was rescued, the fire caused a woman to be displaced, WANF reported.

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The cause of the fire is unknown.

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