Atlanta Fire Rescue Department is investigating a house fire that killed two people early Wednesday morning. Several other people in the house were rescued.
At almost 2:30 a.m., the fire department received a call about a house fire at 1081 State St. NW. Firefighters arrived at the scene within four minutes, according to a report, where they found a two-story house on fire.
One person who had jumped from a window to escape the fire told firefighters there were more people in the house. The person who jumped suffered a minor ankle injury.
“The response was quickly upgraded to a second alarm for additional resources,” AFRD said in the report.
Firefighters immediately entered the burning house and removed six people from the burning house. Three other occupants were able to escape before AFRD arrived.
Two men were pronounced deceased at the scene. Grady EMS transported a third man for further medical care, according to the report.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
