DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A total of 33 residents at an apartment complex in DeKalb County have been displaced and two injured after a fire early Monday morning.
Fire officials said this all happened at a complex on Glenwood Road.
DeKalb Police said a juvenile has been detained as a person of interest in the fire. However, they have not confirmed if he's being arrested in connection to the incident.
Police add that 12-year-old boy lives in the apartment where people were injured.
His mother told 11Alive he might have been playing with matches.
She added that her daughter, and daughter's boyfriend, became trapped by the blaze and had to jump out of a window. The daughter fractured her pelvis and the boyfriend broke his leg.
Authorities said two others who lived in a nearby unit also had to be rescued.
At this time, the fire has been extinguished and crews are working on cleaning up the scene.
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