Crime & Safety

Cobb Firefighter Injured In Kennesaw Blaze

The Cobb County firefighter was injured around midnight Friday during a search and rescue at Kennesaw Due West Road.

KENNESAW, GA — A Cobb County firefighter suffered a minor injury around midnight Friday during a search and rescue in a Kennesaw Due West Road home fire.

Cobb County Fire and Emergency Services had briefly closed the 1600 block of Kennesaw Due West while firefighters battled a large residential structure fire, the department said on X, formerly Twitter.

A resident was transported for a medical emergency, fire officials said.

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It is unknown how specifically the firefighter sustained the minor injury. The cause of the fire is unknown.

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