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From the BG Group studio. This is your

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News Minute on the Marietta Daily Journal podcast

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presented by Credit Union of Georgia. Today

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is Monday, April 1st and I'm Keith

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Ippolito. On Easter Sunday,

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a fire at the Upland Townhomes on Mapleton

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Parkway in Mapleton resulted in the displacement

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of 14 individuals. The incident occurred

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in the morning, with the exact time yet to be

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determined. Firefighting crews managed

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to limit the damage to three units. Among

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those affected was Patricia McGowan, who

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had planned a festive activity for the day but

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was forced to flee amidst smoke and confusion.

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Our lady just started Batman on my door and I heard

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kids in like the distance hollering

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fire! Fire! So I realized that I

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really wasn't in a dream and I was. I was awakened

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and was told to come on, get out, because that could

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have cost me my life if I didn't respond.

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The swift response from Cobb County Fire and Emergency

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Services, arriving within four minutes

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upon noticing a significant plume of smoke,

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prevented further devastation. Preliminary

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investigations suggest the fire might have

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originated from an unattended cooking or grease

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fire. Witnesses and neighbors recounted

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the origin. Evacuations. In the extensive

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efforts by firefighters to control the situation.

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The Red cross is currently providing assistance

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to those displaced by the fire. For more

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news about our community, visit me online.

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Com for the Marietta Daily Journal podcast,

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