Crime & Safety
4 Hurt In DeKalb Family Dollar Fire
The employees suffered from smoke inhalation at the store at Glenwood Avenue and Columbia Drive.
DECATUR, GA — A fire broke out Monday in an aisle of a Family Dollar store in DeKalb County, sending four people to the hospital.
WSB-TV reports that four employees of the store, at Glenwood Avenue and Columbia Drive, apparently suffered from smoke inhalation. They were not burned, fire officials told the station.
Firefighters were called to the store at about 8:45 a.m. Monday. An employee noticed the flames and called 911, according to WSB. The fire was contained inside the store and firefighters were able to quickly extinguish it once they got inside.
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Investigators were still working Monday to determine what caused the fire.
To see the original report from WSB-TV, click here.
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Firefighters say when they got to this Family Dollar on Glenwood Rd., an aisle was on fire. No one was seriously injured, but 4 people were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation. They are still trying to figure out the cause. @DCFRlocal1492 pic.twitter.com/LOYo3guj3A
— Christian Jennings (@CJenningsWSB) June 18, 2018
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