DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Two people are recovering after they had to jump to safety from their burning DeKalb County apartments overnight.

FOX 5 cameras were rolling as medics helped the victims outside the damaged apartments on the 1300 block of Brockett Road.

What we know:

Investigators say the fire started in the back of a unit on the first floor around 1 a.m. and sent flames and smoke to the other two floors of the building.

Crews arrived at the scene to find heavy flames shooting at the back of the building.

According to DeKalb Fire Capt. Jaeson Daniels, a man and a woman were taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries after they jumped from the building to escape the blaze. The man reportedly may have broken his leg.

What they're saying:

Resident Freddy Lumba said he also

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