The man who died in a DeKalb County apartment fire early Wednesday has been identified.
Tony Hubert, 37, died in the blaze at The Parke on Covington Apartments in the 3000 block of Covington Highway.
DeKalb County fire Capt. Eric Jackson said, “Unfortunately, we do have one fatality.”
DeKalb fire Deputy Chief Norman Augustin said the fire appeared to have started in the second-floor room where Hubert was found dead. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
Jackson said another person who jumped from the burning two-story brick building was taken to a local hospital.
According to Channel 2 Action News, Hubert’s sister said he and the woman who jumped were engaged to be married.
Kereya Wade, a neighbor whose family was able to safely get out of the burning building, said three of her neighbors were forced to jump to escape the flames.
“One, she hurt her leg and her head real bad,” Wade said, “Tomorrow’s not promised. We don’t have anything. Everything’s gone.”
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