NORCROSS, Ga. — Gwinnett County Fire officials are investigating a fire at an apartment building with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency Thursday morning.
The fire happened at an apartment building located at 1355 Graves Road in Norcross just before 7 a.m.
Fire officials said when they arrived, several agents from ICE were already on scene. Local authorities are working with ICE to investigate.
Officials said that four people were rescued from the fire and one man is currently in critical condition.
“They had four victims that were trapped due to the fire. Firefighters did assist three of those victims down a ladder. One victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition. It was an adult male and we still don’t know any other info than that,” said Jessica Joiner with the fire department.
At least six units were involved in the fire. Three of them were heavily damaged, according to officials.
Twenty people have been displaced. The apartment complex said they are working on arrangements for those displaced.
11Alive SkyTracker flew over the scene earlier this morning where there appears to be smoke coming from the roof of the apartment building with a blue tarp over the alleged damage.
In an update, a spokesperson with ICE said the man who was hurt appeared to have ignited the fire and then got a knife. Before officers were able to disarm him, ICE said the man stabbed himself.
The man was treated by officers on scene before he was taken to the hospital for additional medical treatment, according to ICE.
No officers were injured in the incident. ICE said its Office of Professional Responsibility is also reviewing what happened.
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