December 8, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
A structure fire at a residence on Jacobs Pillar Road Tuesday night claimed a life.
The man was reportedly upstairs at his 5056 Jacobs Pillar Road home when the fire started, and he couldn’t escape.
Central dispatch received the fire call at around 8 p.m. County firefighters, DeKalb EMS, and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department rushed to the scene.
The home was extensively damaged. The cause of the fire has not been determined.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said TBI fire investigators were contacted as is customary especially when there is a fire fatality.
The man’s identity has not yet been released.