VALDOSTA ,Ga. (WALB) - The Valdosta Fire Department is investigating what caused an apartment fire that left four children hospitalized over the weekend.
This happened at the Azalea Woods Apartments on West Mary Street.
Imagine waking up to the smell of smoke. Well, one woman came out of her house to find her neighbors home on fire, and four children inside.
"They wasn't moving. They body was real limp. I thought they were dead," said a neighbor.
This neighbor didn't want to go on camera, but said she was woken up, around 3:00 a.m. by smoke that made her think her house was on fire.
She said she quickly discovered that it wasn't her home, but it was her neighbors.
"I heard the baby crying for a long time and then all of a sudden, I didn't hear anything anymore. That's when I went to bust in the windows," said the neighbor.
The neighbor said that she sprung into action, even injuring herself, when she realized there wasn't an adult inside the home.
"I tried to bust the window with my hand, but the glass was so hot from the heat from the fire, it was burning me," said the neighbor. "So, I ran back in the house and I grabbed a pot and I went to bust in the windows."
She continued her efforts until she says the fire department and the parents arrived.
After the first responders arrived, firefighters took over and the four children were retrieved and taken to the hospital.
"I wish I could've did more, even though I did all I could, but that just tore me apart," said the neighbor.
She says seeing those children unconscious deeply affected her.
"Since this happened, I unplug my stove before we go to sleep. I make sure everything is off," said the neighbor.
We reached out to the Valdosta Fire Department, who said they are still investigating the cause.
The condition of the children is unknown at the moment.
VALDOSTA ,Ga. (WTXL) – Four children have been hospitalized after an apartment fire in Valdosta.
The Valdosta Fire Department says that crews responded to an apartment fire on West Mary Street at 3:24 a.m. on Saturday.
Firefighters rescued four children from the apartment and they were transported to a local hospital.
VFD was assisted on scene by VPD, SGMC, and EMS.
