Investigators determine fatal Union City house fire was accidental
A man was killed Thursday afternoon in a house fire in Union City that officials later determined to be accidental.
Firefighters were called to the home in south Fulton County around 3:50 p.m., Union City fire spokesman Lt. Dennis Moore said. Crews arrived to find the Fairburn Avenue home fully engulfed in flames.
One man was still inside the house and firefighters entered in an attempt to rescue him, Moore said. Few details were released, but Moore said the man was injured in the fire and died at the scene. He was identified by the Fulton medical examiner as 54-year-old Antonio Marks.
Neighbors told Channel 2 Action News there were three people in the house when the fire began. Two were able to escape the flames, but witnesses said Marks became trapped inside, Channel 2 reported.
Shortly after 6 p.m., firefighters brought the fire under control.
Moore said an investigation was completed and officials believe the fire was started by accident.
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