Tamarack condos fire: Woman injured jumping out 2nd-floor window of burning condo
Three people were injured in a condo fire that destroyed eight units Friday moing.
The fire at the Tamarack Condos on Blazing Pine Knoll off Flat Shoals Parkway was reported just before 5 a.m.
When firefighters arrived, flames were shooting from the roof of the building, the DeKalb County Fire Department said.
One woman suffered a major cut from her shoulder to her arm as well as cuts to her legs when she jumped out a second-floorwindow.
A man and a 9-year-old suffered minor bus and smoke inhalation.
The Red Cross is assisting the displaced families.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
AJC
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