Six members of the same family, including three children, have died after a fire erupted at a home in Georgia.
Fire crews responded to a residential fire on the 1300 block of Macedonia Road in Newnan shortly before 5am on Monday, with reports of people possible trapped inside, said Coweta County authorities. They arrived to find the home engulfed in flames.
The blaze moved quickly throughout the house and into the attic. Six of the 11 family members died.
‘We woke up this morning to devastating news that our family lost everything, including loved ones, in a tragic and unimaginable house fire this morning,’ wrote family member Sydney Williams in a GoFundMe page for funeral and medical expenses.
‘There are no words on loss, especially that of a family member.
The victims included three boys aged six, 12 and 13, a 36-year-old woman, a 74-year-old woman and a 74-year-old man, county officials told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Their relationships to each other were not immediately disclosed.
‘Despite life-saving efforts, six individuals succumbed to their injuries and are deceased,’ stated county officials.
The five other family members were rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital and some sustained serious injuries.
A firefighter also suffered minor injuries.
The cause of the fire was not immediately determined and is under investigation by the county fire marshal and sheriff’s office.
‘Our hearts go out to the family and friends affected by this tragic loss,’ stated the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office.
‘We ask that everyone please keep the victims and their loved ones in their thoughts and prayers.’
The GoFundMe fundraiser was launched ‘to help pick up the pieces and get started building their life again’, Williams wrote.
More than $14,000 had been donated as of Monday afternoon.
Newnan is located about 40 miles southwest of Atlanta.
The family members died more than five months after four children were killed in a house fire in Somers, Connecticut, despite neighbors’ efforts to extinguish the blaze and save them.
Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.
For more stories like this, check our news page.
