LaGrange woman severely burned after tent catches fire in homeless encampment
A LaGrange woman is recovering at an Atlanta hospital after being severely burned during a fire at a homeless encampment early Friday morning.
The incident was called into authorities shortly after 3:40 A.M. on Friday, April 5, 2024 in reference to a woman possibly on fire in a wooded area behind 950 LaFayette Parkway.
“Engine 1 made contact with a 51 year old female suffering from severe burns on her lower extremities,” the fire department said. Crew rendered patient care and quickly extinguished the fire. The fire occurred in a wooded area with a tent being used for shelter.
The fire department confirmed the fire started when a male subject was cooking on a portable gas stove outside, in close proximity to the tent. The victim was flown to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta for treatment. No other injuries were reported.
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