Two girls were airlifted by Erlanger’s Life Flight yesterday morning after being burned by grease at a residence in Adairsville. Eric Pass/North Bartow News
Bartow County Fire Department personnel said about 12:15 p.m. that the children were 4 and 5 years old. No further information was provided at that time, including how and where the incident occurred or the extent of the victim's injuries.
A caller to The Daily Tribune said she believed one child was taken to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
According to scanner traffic, one child suffered second-degree burns to the lower extremities and the other had first-degree burns on one leg.
Please see Thursday's issue of The Daily Tribune News for more information.