A 10-year-old girl died after a fire destroyed her Jackson County home Saturday night, according to officials.
A woman called 911 around 11:30 p.m. to report a fire at her house on Skelton Road in Hoschton, about 30 miles northwest of Athens, according to a news release.
Jackson County sheriff’s deputies arrived first and found the home fully engulfed in flames, the news release states. Deputies spoke with the woman who said her daughter was trapped inside a bedroom.
Deputies tried to get to the girl, but smoke and flames prevented that, the news release states. Firefighters arrived shortly thereafter and were able to get inside and find the girl. She was taken to a hospital, where she died a short time later. The girl has not been identified.
The mother was taken to another hospital. Her condition was not released by police, but her family said she was “burnt pretty badly,” according to a GoFundMe account that is listed as organized by a daughter.
The fire is under investigation by the Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office, Jackson County coroner and the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office.
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