Crime & Safety
Pregnant Woman Rescued from 2nd-Floor Window at Gwinnett House Fire
She and another woman suffered minor smoke inhalation.
Two women, including an expectant mother, were rescued from a Wednesday morning house fire in Gwinnett County.
Gwinnett Police Capt. Tommy Rutledge said the women were trapped by heavy smoke conditions on the second floor of a home on Harmony Grove Road in Lilburn when firefighters arrived around 10:20 a.m.
“The women were conscious and alert and were signaling firefighters from the window on arrival,” Rutledge said in an emailed alert. “First-due firefighters quickly deployed a ground ladder and assisted the women out the window on the right-side of the structure. Both were able to climb down on their own with assistance.”
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The women suffered minor smoke inhalation and were taken to Gwinnett Medical Center.
Rutledge said the fire was found in the basement of the two-story wood/brick home. The basement was extensively damaged and smoke was sent through the house.
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The cause is under investigation.
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