Elderly man, dog dead in DeKalb County house fire, officials investigating

Fire and rescue units in DeKalb County responded to a fatal house fire in Stone Mountain.

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According to DeKalb County Fire Rescue Captain Jaeson Daniels, units responded to a home on fire on Leland Drive around 6:42 p.m., on Monday.

Daniels told Channel 2 Action News that an elderly man and a dog have died and another victim suffered smoke inhalation.

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DeKalb Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Christopher Morrison told Channel 2 Action News that when fire crews arrived, they were working to confirm an entrapment.

During the investigation, officials learned that the survivor of the fire told firefighters the man had been on the second floor of the home. The man was reportedly found dead in a bedroom.

Morrison said crews battled “high heat conditions”. Officials have not released the identities of the victims.

The fire’s cause is under investigation.

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