Woman Pulled from Fire at Elderly Care Home Dies at Grady

Update, Tuesday 4:30 p.m.

Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services said the elderly woman who was pulled from a burning house Monday night near Lawrenceville has died.

The woman, 88, died earlier Tuesday at Grady Memorial Hospital after being transferred from Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville.

She was pulled from a personal care home for the elderly near Lawrenceville, which caught fire around 8:30 p.m. Monday. She was unconscious and suffered severe smoke inhalation and burns.

An elderly man, around 85, also was injured in the fire. He was at still at Grady Tuesday afternoon, and was being treated for smoke inhalation and burns.

Gwinnett Fire said the woman’s death brings the total fire deaths in Gwinnett to 5 so far this year.

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A woman in her 80s was critically injured in a Monday night fire at a personal care home for the elderly near Lawrenceville.

Gwinnett Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge said in a press release late Friday that the woman was found unconscious with severe smoke inhalation and burns. She was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center-Lawrenceville in critical condition.

A second victim, a man in his 80s, was found outside with moderate smoke inhalation. He also was taken to GMC.

The fire occurred on the 800 block of Rock Springs Road. Fire crews arrived at 8:32 p.m. and found an active fire in the single-story wood-frame house over a half-basement.

Firefighters were told of the woman trapped inside and immediately entered the house to search. She was found in a bedroom adjacent to the room where the fire started. She was removed through a window.

The fire caused heavy damage to the interior of the house. The cause of the fire is being investigated.

The senior care home is located inside a private residence, Rutledge said. There were eight people in the house at the time of the fire — 6 elderly residents, 1 visitor, 1 caregiver.