CFD And State Search For Cause Of Fatal Fire

COLUMBUS ( WCBI) – The State Fire Marshall along with Columbus Fire Department Investigators continue to look for the cause of a Friday night fire which claimed one life.

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Columbus Fire Department Education and Public Information Officer Anthony Colom says the state arrived just after 1:00 AM Saturday to assist in the probe.  Colom says currently no obvious cause has surfaced .  The fire started after 10 Friday night at 2610 7th Avenue North .  Two people were able to escape the fire but one resident was trapped inside.  Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant says he anticipates releasing a positive identification of the victim Saturday afternoon.

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