11-Year Old Injured in Macon House Fire

Firefighters respond to a house fire that leaves one child injured.

Units were on the scene of a fire that took place at 1310 Brentwood Avenue around 7 o’clock this morning.

According to Assistant Fire Chief Cliff Rushin, the fire began in a first floor bedroom and it appears the cause was electrical in nature, most likely from an outlet next to the bed.

An eleven-year old child was burned on the foot and four family members were taken to the hospital.

The fire is still under investigation.