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1 killed in Cobb County fire
A fatal fire was reported on Old Concourse Road in Cobb County. (Credit: Cobb County Fire)
Cobb County fire crews were battling a fire that killed a person on Old Concourse Road Sunday afternoon, officials said.
The fire broke out just before 2:20 p.m. at a one-story house, Cobb fire spokesman Lt. Dan Dupree said.
One person was found dead.
Firefighters were searching for other people while fighting what Dupree described as a heavily involved, defensive fire.
A witness told Channel 2 Action News the flames and smoke could be seen from 2 miles away.
No further information was immediately available.
Cobb County Firefighters searching the rubble to see if there is anyone else that could have been hurt/killed. More @ 6PM @wsbtv. pic.twitter.com/IMOD9xWM8H
— Nefertiti Jáquez (@NefertitiWSB) January 8, 2017
