Tybee Island Home Fire Sends One to Hospital, Sparks Emergency Response

One Person Hospitalized After Intense House Fire on Tybee Island

I can’t imagine the panic of realizing your home’s on fire—and having just seconds to react. That’s what one person faced Tuesday afternoon on Tybee Island.

Around midday, a fire broke out at a house on 7th Avenue. According to the City of Tybee Island’s official, the person inside had no safe way out—so they jumped from a second-story window. They were rushed to the hospital by EMS with what looked like a leg or foot injury.

Thankfully, no one else was hurt. No neighbors, no firefighters. Just one terrifying moment that could’ve ended far worse…

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