Authorities in Coweta County, Georgia, identified the six victims of a deadly house fire that took place early Monday in Newnan.
The caller who reported the blaze at around 5 a.m. told dispatchers that people were trapped inside the burning residence, Coweta County Fire Rescue Chief Robby Flanagan said.
“We also had five people that were already outside. At that time, we found out that there were six more, so there was a total of 11 people at this residence.”
When the first unit arrived on scene, the fire had already consumed 50% of the home.
The six victims were evacuated from the homes within 15 minutes, Flanagan said. None of them survived.
Coweta County officials said the victims included three children, aged 6, 12, and 13; a 36-year-old woman, and an elderly man and woman, both 74.
The fire chief called the incident as “tough” adding that his crews and all first responders were deeply impacted.
“They’re human too. Their hearts go out to those families. A lot of our folks obviously have kids and moms and dads, so anytime something like this happens, it’s devastating.”
