House fire in East Atlanta; shooting call on Madrona Street

A patient suffering smoke inhalation during a house fire overnight on Kirkwood Avenue in East Atlanta. Fire crews tell us when they arrived, heavy flames were shooting from the windows. They found that homeowner outside after he was able to get to safety on his own. Crews, though, had several streets blocked off around the scene. The battalion chief explaining why they needed such a large presence. This is a standard response from the City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department. Our number one job is to overwhelm the fire as soon as possible to get the appropriate amount of personnel on the scene and this scene went really smooth. Our water supply and our fire attack was really really quick and aggressive. That homeowner now in the hospital, officials say he was alert and breathing when transported. The cause, meantime, of that fire, under investigation. Also new from overnight, a police investigation on Madrona Street in northwest Atlanta. No details from authorities just yet. We do know, though, that officers were responding to this location for a shooting call late last night. We'll update you as investigators release specific details on what happened here.