2 taken to the hospital after jumping to escape DeKalb apartment fire
A fire at a DeKalb County apartment complex forced tenants to take some extreme measures to get to safety.
Two people are hospitalized after they jumped from a second-floor window.
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The fire happened around 1 a.m. at the Mirador Apartments off Brockett Road in Clarkston. The flames started on the lower level and spread to the upper level.
One man who jumped had a broken leg and a woman was cut jumping to safety. Both were taken to a hospital.
Another victim that spoke to Channel 2 Action News said he is thankful that he escaped unharmed after he jumped from his top-floor balcony.
'I don't know how to say, I don't know how to explain, but thank you God,' Freddy Lumba said.
Fire investigators are still working to find the cause of the fire.
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