SNELLVILLE, Ga. — One person was found dead inside a burning home and two other residents were hurt in a house fire on Lake Drive in Snellville on Saturday night, October 24, according to DeKalb County Fire Rescue. Crews were sent to 1061 Lake Drive at about 8:30 p.m., where they found a three-storey home with heavy smoke and flames throughout the structure, WSB-TV reported.
Source: WSB-TV Channel 2 Atlanta, Oct. 25, 2026
A man and a woman made it out of the burning home and were found hurt in the backyard; both were taken for medical treatment, fire officials said. Another resident was not able to get out, and firefighters found that person dead inside the home. The reports did not release the name of the person who died or the conditions of the two injured residents.
Source: WSB-TV Channel 2 Atlanta, Oct. 25, 2026
The Atlanta Focal, reporting the same DeKalb County Fire Rescue account, said both injured residents were taken for medical treatment and that the person found dead inside was a third resident of the home. No firefighters were injured while battling the blaze, according to both reports.
Source: Atlanta Focal (Focal News), Oct. 25, 2026
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, DeKalb County Fire Rescue said. Fire investigators have not announced any finding on how the fire started, and officials have not said whether working smoke alarms were present in the home.