Parents jump from balconies with children to escape fire
DECATUR -- Families are in the hospital after jumping from second story balconies to escape an apartment fire.
DeKalb Fire Department responded to a fire at the Hidden Villas Apartments on Panthersville Rd early Wednesday. When trucks arrived, they encountered heavy flames and smoke.
Assistant Chief Christopher Morrison said two adults and five children "self extricated" from a second story balcony.
Photos from the scene of the fire