Elderly woman, K-9 saved from house fire in Lithonia, fire department says

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An early-morning house fire in Lithonia sent four people to the hospital, according to the DeKalb County Fire Rescue Department.

Three residents jumped out of the house off Silver Spur Drive when the fire started near 4 a.m. Saturday morning, fire officials said. Firefighters also rescued an elderly woman from a second-story balcony and a K-9 from the flames. The residents were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Firefighters believe the fire started in the kitchen, they said. It has since been extinguished.