By Patrick Quinn, Atlanta News First

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Neighbors in Kirkwood jumped in to help after a fire displaced a Kirkwood family of 50 years from their Atlanta home.

On Tuesday, 89-year-old Janet Thrasher escaped a fire that torched her kitchen and rear of her home.

“My daughter was getting me out of my house in a hurry. I didn’t get any shoes or socks. My neighbor two doors down went and got her chair, water, shoes, socks,” said Janet Thrasher, who is temporarily staying with family.

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