ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - A Paulding County mother has been arrested after two young children died & several others were injured in a house fire Friday night.
A neighbor called 911 just before 9:30 p.m. Friday after seeing smoke and flames billowing out of the windows of a home located on Woodwind Drive.
Police said 7 children were inside the home when the fire initially started.
When firefighters went inside the home, they discovered 2 young children unresponsive. Police said an infant & another child in the age range of 3-5 years old were found with burns at the top of the stairs inside the home.
A third child in the age range of 5-6 years old was flown to Grady Hospital with 75% burns. A fourth child in the age range of 7-8 years old was taken to Wellstar Cobb Hospital.
Police said 3 other kids between the ages of 14 & 16 years old jumped out of a second-floor window. One child suffered an ankle injury & the other 2 were not injured.
The mother of the children was arrested after sheriff deputies found her in the backyard of the home uninjured. Her name has not been released yet.
The incident is under investigation.
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