Fatal LaFayette House Fire Ruled Accidental
(WDEF) Investigators rule a fatal house fire Thursday morning in Walker County was accidental.
It happened in LaFayette on Round Pond Road just before 9:00am.
60-year-old Peter Whittenberger was killed.
The Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioners’ office says the fire started in the living room because of a malfunctioning wood burning stove.
No evidence of a working smoke alarm was found in the home.
Thursday morning’s fatality brings this year’s fire death total to 87 in Georgia.
It happened in LaFayette on Round Pond Road just before 9:00am.
60-year-old Peter Whittenberger was killed.
The Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioners’ office says the fire started in the living room because of a malfunctioning wood burning stove.
No evidence of a working smoke alarm was found in the home.
Thursday morning’s fatality brings this year’s fire death total to 87 in Georgia.
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