Son rushes to Atlanta after 8 family members severely injured in fire: ‘I cried pretty much all day’
Seven members of the same family were injured in an apartment fire on Friday. Several had surgeries, and one 78-year-old family member has COVID.
Author: Hope Ford
Updated: 7:31 PM EST December 14, 2020
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Terry Nelson held a can of energy drink in one hand and a steering wheel in the other as he made the seven-hour drive from Cincinnati to Atlanta.
Eight of his family members, including his mom, two sisters, four nephews, and niece were severely injured in an apartment fire in Dekalb County on Friday.