Fayette County

WATCH: Metro Atlanta deputies rescue disabled couple from house fire

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. — A new video shows a heroic rescue by Fayette County deputies.

On Thursday, Fayette County firefighters responded to the Long’s Mobile Home Park in reference to a structure fire with possible entrapment.

Fayette County deputies also responded to the home, finding a disabled couple trapped in the home.

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The video showed deputies lifting a woman from her bed into the back of a patrol car. Then, deputies picked up a man who was complaining of leg pain and took him to safety.

The fire was extinguished with minor damage.

Fire officials said this fire was a warning of why people should keep combustible materials at least three feet away from the heat source.

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