Firefighter hospitalized, family of 8 displaced after Monroe County fire destroys home
Everyone got out safely, but one Monroe County firefighter on the scene had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. Author: Thais Ackerman (13WMAZ) Updated: 12:25 PM EDT June 9, 2021
MONROE COUNTY, Georgia A Monroe County family is displaced after a Wednesday morning fire destroyed their home.
Crews responded to the single-story, ranch-style home and saw flames coming from its right side. That s when 17 firefighters and full-time and volunteers worked to put out the blaze.
There were eight people inside when the house caught on fire including Willie and Tena Hudson and their six children, ranging in ages 6 to 22-years-old.
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Crews responded to a house fire on Benton Road around 7:30 Wednesday morning.
June 9, 2021
Monroe County Emergency Services
FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – All eight members of a Monroe County family safely escaped a morning house fire. Monroe County Emergency Services responded to the house fire on Benton Road around 7:30 Wednesday morning.
According to the MCES Facebook page, crews arrived on scene to find visible flames coming from the right side of the home. Monroe County reports that Willie and Tena Hudson were inside the home with their six children at the time of the fire. The kids’ ages range from three to 22 years old. The entire family made it out of the home with no inquires.