30-04-2025
Woman killed in massive fire at Jackson County home, 2 men rushed to hospital
PENDERGRASS, Ga. - One woman is dead and two men have been rushed to the hospital after a massive fire early Wednesday morning at a home in Jackson County.
Crews are still battling the fire, which heavily damaged the home on Park Street in Pendergrass.
What we know
Officials with the West Jackson Fire Department say that they were called to the fire at around 3:45 a.m. Other units from the North Jackson Fire Department and Jackson County Correctional Fire Department also responded.
According to authorities, they received reports that at least one person was still trapped inside the home and arrived to find the single-story building covered with heavy flames.
While searching the residence, crews were able to rescue one person from inside the structure.
Officials have confirmed one person has died in the fire. Medics rushed two others to be treated for burns.
What they're saying
Family member Teresa Brock told FOX 5's Kaitlyn Pratt that eight people were in the home when the fire started. The youngest person in the home was 5 years old, she said.
Brock identified the victim as her 63-year-old aunt and said that two men in the home tried to get the woman out and were badly burned in the process.
What we don't know
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation by the Georgia State Fire Marshall's Office.
The Source
Information for this story came from a Facebook post by the West Jackson Fire Department.
