The Brief
- Firefighters pulled a victim from the basement of a burning home in Lawrenceville early Friday morning.
- Emergency crews took two people to a local hospital in critical condition.
- A passerby knocked on the door and alerted 911, waking residents inside the home after smoke alarms failed to activate.
ATLANTA – Two people are in critical condition following an early morning house fire in Lawrenceville where firefighters pulled a trapped victim from a burning basement, according to officials.
What we know:
Crews responded around 6:48 a.m. Friday to reports of a structure fire in the 200 block of Park Place Drive. A passerby spotted the flames, called 911, and knocked on the door to wake the sleeping residents inside, according to the department. …