On scene of house fire @ 1801 Rubio St. I victim transported to hospital. More later. #ChattFire pic.twitter.com/6ZXzIoA6vq
— Chattanooga FireDept (@ChattFireDept) July 13, 2016
A Chattanooga woman remains in critical condition at a Georgia burn center after being rescued from a house fire early Wednesday morning.
Responding to a 5:29 a.m. call at a home on Rubio Street, the Chattanooga Fire Department arrived to find smoke and flames coming from a bedroom window, Battalion Chief Lesley Morgan said.
When neighbors told firefighters that a woman, her son and two grandchildren might still be inside the home, Morgan called for additional help.
Firefighter Engineer Andrew Thomas and Firefighter David Ruffin began searching the home and, a short time later, they found the 44-year-old woman in a corner of the living room, on the floor and unconscious, according to a news release from the fire department. She was carried from the home and treated by firefighters and paramedics with Hamilton County EMS.