Two residents of a home in East Cobb that was heavily damaged in a fire Monday night are being treated for smoke-related injuries, according to Cobb Fire officials.
Lt. Stephen C. Bennett of Cobb Fire told East Cobb News in a release that the two individuals had apparently escaped after fire crews conducted a search of the home in the 1800 block of Greenfinch Court, in the Hedgerow subdivision off Mabry Road.
WSB-TV reported that a dog died in the fire.
Bennett said crews arrived at the scene around 11 p.m. and “discovered a well developed fire with heavy fire involvement of rear side of the house, extending into the attic through the eaves.”
Their work began in the basement “and it was believed that two occupants were still inside the structure so another crew initiated an aggressive search to locate them,” Bennett said.
“While searching, a report across the radio informed the incident commander that the residents walked up to an ambulance. The two adult residents were transported by ambulance for smoke-related injuries.”
Bennett said fire crews continued extinguishing the fire via the front door.
He added that the homeowner said a space heater was in use at the time and it could be the cause, but that has not been determined and the fire remains under investigation.
Bennett said Cobb Fire does not share patient information.
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