Firefighters rescue unconscious man trapped in burning SW Atlanta home

A man has been rushed to the hospital after he was rescued from a fire at a southwest Atlanta home early Friday morning.

Officials say the fire happened shortly after 3:15 a.m. at a home on the 200 block fo Barfield Avenue in Atlanta.

When crews got to the scene, they found the one-story house covered with heavy flames.

While entering the home to attack the blaze, firefighters found a man unconscious from the smoke in the kitchen.

Firefighters say medics transported the man to Grady in critical condition. 

Investigators have not said what sparked the flames.

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