NEW YORK, Jun 18 (NNN-XINHUA) – A fire broke out at a house, in the south-eastern U.S. state of Georgia, early yesterday, leaving six people, including three children, dead, and five others injured, according to media reports.
The deceased were aged from 6 to 74, and the five survivors were rushed to a hospital in Atlanta, the state capital, according to local authorities.
Some of the survivors had serious injuries, local authorities said.
Firefighters were dispatched to the scene in Coweta County, south-west of Atlanta, close to 5.00 o’clock in the morning, and there were 11 people inside the home, when the fire broke out, according to media reports.– NNN-XINHUA