Man, 20, dies in Atlanta house fire

A 20-year-old man died in a southwest Atlanta house fire early Saturday, authorities said.

Scarri McNeal was found unresponsive when firefighters responded to the blaze at 4185 Campbellton Road just before 3 a.m.. Fire officials said the blaze was so intense it caused a partial roof collapse.

McNeal’s cause of death was not immediately disclosed. Twenty firefighters responded to the blaze.

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