Man, 3 dogs found dead after house fire in Atlanta
A man and three dogs were killed Saturday evening after a fire broke out at a southwest Atlanta home, officials said.
Fire crews were sent to the home on Oakland Terrace after someone reported the blaze about 8:15 p.m., the Atlanta Fire Department said in a statement. The home was still ablaze when firefighters arrived at the scene.
While crews were inside the home working to put out the fire, they found the man’s body. Firefighters then found the bodies of the three dogs.
The victim’s name was not released. The cause of the incident remains under investigation.
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Asia Simone Burns is a watchdog reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.
