Cedartown couple injured in house fire
by Aimee H. Madden
Nov 15, 2012 | 7310 views | 2 2 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend | print
A house on Sixth Street in Cedartown burns Thursday night. (Aimee H. Madden/CS-RJ)
A house on Sixth Street in Cedartown burns Thursday night. (Aimee H. Madden/CS-RJ)
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A Cedartown man was life-flighted to Grady Hospital in Atlanta after his home caught fire Thursday evening. His wife also sustained injuries during the incident and was transported to Floyd Medical Center.

According to Cedartown City Fire Department Chief Sammy Stephens, a report of a house fire at 444 Sixth Street with possible entrapment was called in to Polk County 911 around 6 p.m. Firefighters arrived on the scene and found the woman outside, stating that her husband was still inside. Firefighters were able to rescue the man from the burning house.



Stephens said that he, along with firefighters and officials from the State Fire Marshal's Office are currently investigating the cause of the fire.

The names of the victims have not been released.
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alphonzo
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November 21, 2012
We're hoping for a great improvement to the paper. This "news source" has been riddled with grade-school level "reporting" for far too long. Congrats on your new editorship Ms. Madden and good luck!
Demodog
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November 15, 2012
Our new editior covering the news. Great start. Thanks, I look forward to more of your work.
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