ATLANTA — Atlanta Fire has confirmed that one person has been found dead at the scene of a house fire on Saturday evening.
Battalion Chief Matt Driver said that the first arriving crews to the 1200 block of Oakland Terrace SW found heavy flames burning through the home around 8:15 p.m. He said much of the fire was coming from the front of the house.
A second unit was on the scene within four minutes and fire crews were able to get the blaze under control fairly quickly. However, upon entering the home, they made a heartbreaking discovery.
"They located one adult male. He was removed from the structure and assessed to find that he had a fatality once he was out of the structure," Driver said.
He added that, during the search, three dogs were also located in the home.
"They were unable to be revived as well," Driver said.
There was no evidence found in their searches of the home to suggest that anyone else was home.
"The primary, we found the one victim; the secondary, we didn't find any other victims in the house," he said.
At this point, the cause of the fire is still under investigation. And while the victim's name has not yet been released, Driver said he was told that family members had arrived since the fire had occurred.
Fire crews had been at the scene for about two hours at the time and Driver said they would likely be there for another before leaving. Fire investigators were also at the home searching for additional clues.
In addition, the medical examiner's office was called to the scene to aid in determining the victim's official cause of death.