Firefighters find body after dousing SE Atlanta trailer fire

Firefighters early Tuesday recovered a body after dousing a blaze at a southeast Atlanta trailer, authorities said.

The fire broke out before daybreak at a mobile home in the 2500 block of Jonesboro Road.

Atlanta fire spokeswoman Janet Ward confirmed a body was recovered, but had no information on the age or gender of the person, or if the person died as a result of the fire.

The cause of the fire has also not been determined.

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