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Dahlonega man recovering from injuries suffered while helping family escape fire
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Brandon Slater sits in a hospital bed days after suffering severe injuries in a Nov. 30 Dahlonega house fire. Slater helped his family escape the home. Courtesy Melissa Willis.
Brandy Slater woke up Nov. 30 to a strange smell in her Flanders Road home in Dahlonega, and woke her husband Brandon. “When he woke up, he opened our bedroom door, and as soon as he did he said, ‘Oh my God, the house is on fire,” Brandy Slater said.