A fire on Christmas morning in DeKalb County left a father and a son dead, officials said.
The fire occurred around 3:15 a.m. on Thompson Circle in unincorporated DeKalb near Decatur. DeKalb County Fire Rescue spokesperson Capt. Jaeson Daniels said crews responded to a residential structure on fire.
A resident told crews there were two people still inside, Daniels said. Firefighters located a disabled adult immediately and later found his father dead at the scene, Daniels said.
The son was taken to the hospital but died from his injuries, Daniels said. They were identified by their family as 72-year-old Randy Tyler and his son, Jason Tyler, 25.
The Red Cross assisted six other family members impacted by the blaze, including two children.
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