Vehicle fire near Buckhead shopping plaza leaves 1 person dead

Authorities are investigating a vehicle fire that killed one person Tuesday near a Buckhead shopping plaza.

Firefighters and police officers responded to an area along Peachtree Road near the Peachtree Battle Shopping Center at about 2:55 p.m. after a 911 call was made. Officials found a black Nissan in flames and a person dead inside the sedan, Atlanta fire spokeswoman Alyssa Richardson said.

An investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office said Wednesday it would likely take some time to identify the victim given the extent of their injuries.

A photo from the scene appeared to show the vehicle completely engulfed in flames and the pavement where it stood burned and melted, Channel 2 Action News reported. The vehicle was towed at about 6 p.m.

The incident happened across the street from E. Rivers Elementary School and about two miles from the Bobby Jones Golf Course. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

The vehicle along Peachtree Road was engulfed in flames.