Heroic neighbors, firefighters rescue dozens of pets at Cherokee County apartment fire

The Brief

  • A fire broke out at the Harbor Creek Apartments off Holly Springs Parkway in Cherokee County on Monday.
  • Despite windy conditions, Cherokee County and Woodstock fire crews prevented the blaze from spreading to other buildings.
  • Two people were evaluated by medics; one was taken to the hospital for further treatment. More than a dozen pets survived the fire.

HOLLY SPRINGS, Ga. Residents say that when flames started coming from the building at the Harbor Creek Apartments late Monday afternoon, neighbors jumped into action to make sure everyone made it out safely.

“It was crazy. It was madness, got out here right as the ambulance and the fire trucks were coming. Everybody was kind of coming to the front, and then the firefighters, they looked up, and they just, they ran in,” said Amy Jenkins who lives in the complex.

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