3 killed in SW Atlanta house fire

Metro Atlanta

Aug. 12, 2014

The fire was reported shortly after 2 a.m. in a split-level home on Revere Road, in a neighborhood that sits between I-285 and Fairburn Road. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.CO

Three people died Tuesday in a predawn house fire in southwest Atlanta that was possibly sparked by a bolt of lightning, authorities said. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

Two of the victims “were discovered relatively early in the incident in the downstairs area,” Slaughter told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “The third fire victim was found upstairs in the bedroom area.” JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

Atlanta fire Deputy Chief Randall Slaughter said firefighters responding to the 2:15 a.m. call found “heavy fire conditions.” JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

Firefighters enter a home on Revere Road in southwest Atlanta where three people died in a fire early Tuesday.

Firefighters gather outside the house on Revere Road in southwest Atlanta where three people died in a fire early Tuesday.

Firefighters rest outside the house on Revere Road in southwest Atlanta after battling a deadly blaze that may have been started by lightning.

Neighbors gather outside the house on Revere Road in southwest Atlanta where three people died in a fire early Tuesday.

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The fire was reported shortly after 2 a.m. in a split-level home on Revere Road, in a neighborhood that sits between I-285 and Fairburn Road. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.CO

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