Paulding County firefighters found an elderly woman’s body under debris following a blaze in Dallas on Friday night.
The fire sparked at a mobile home near the intersection of Ga. 92 and Due West Road in northeastern Paulding. While firefighters were en route, the victim’s family members reported a woman might be stuck in the home and unable to escape on her own, according to a news release from Paulding County Fire and Rescue.
A Paulding deputy, who was the first rescue worker to arrive on scene, tried to enter the home but was pushed back by the intense heat, heavy flames and smoky conditions.
Fire crews arrived soon after. They doused the blaze and quickly found the woman’s body buried under debris from a structural collapse near the front of the mobile home, the fire department said.
The Georgia Fire Marshal’s office is investigating to determine the fire’s cause and origin. The county coroner’s office is working with the GBI to confirm the woman’s identity.
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