03/02/2023
A fire at an old home converted into apartments in northwest Atlanta is being investigated after it displaced at least two residents Thursday morning, March 2, 2023 fire officials said. Firefighters were called to the home at 8:40 a.m. for a working fire near the corner of Joseph E. Boone Boulevard and Sunset Avenue, according to Atlanta Fire Battalion Chief Arzell Bostick II. Upon arrival, the fire crew immediately began searching the building after getting reports of someone trapped inside, Bostick said. Firefighters searched both levels of the house but did not find anyone, so began working to extinguish the flames. George Henderson, one of the residents, said he woke himself up coughing to find his room filled with smoke. Henderson went outside and could see smoke and fire coming from a second-story window. “At that point, I ran back in there yelling, ‘It’s on fire, somebody call 911,’ and started throwing my stuff out,” Henderson said. According to Henderson, he was one of three residents living at the home, but the other two men were already gone and he was the last one out. He said he planned to work with Red Cross volunteers once they arrived. The fire was extinguished after firefighters cut through the roof to provide top-side ventilation and find any hidden fire, Bostick said. No injuries were reported as a result of the blaze, and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. (Photos by John Spink / [email protected])
