A man and a dog were killed during a house fire in DeKalb County on Monday morning, officials said.
Crews were dispatched around 10:10 a.m. to a home on Piedmont Pointe Drive near Lithonia, according to DeKalb fire spokesperson Capt. Jaeson Daniels. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoking coming from the home. Three residents outside the house told crews that someone was trapped inside.
Firefighters attempted a rescue, but the man was pronounced dead when they came across his body. His identity will be confirmed following an examination Tuesday, according to the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office.
