Man saves his mother from apartment fire

GALAX, Va. (WDBJ/Gray News) - Firefighters say a man saved his mother from her apartment after it caught on fire on Sunday.

According to the Galax Fire Department, firefighters responded at 6 a.m. to reports of a house fire on the 7700 block of Grayson Parkway.

A woman was found in her yard suffering from smoke inhalation, according to firefighters. Firefighters say the woman was pulled from the burning apartment by her son, who lives next door.

The woman was flown to a trauma center.

Officials did not immediately release information about what could have caused the fire, but the department thanked other partners for assisting at the scene.