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Dog dies in afternoon fire
A dog perished in a lunchtime fire in northwest Atlanta, fire officials said.
The blaze started around 12:30 p.m. in the 400 block of James P. Brawley Drive. Two rooms sustained fire and water damage, an Atlanta Fire and Rescue spokesman said.
An overloaded circuit breaker is blamed, the spokesman said.
More details on the family living in the home or their dog were not available.
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A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.
