COBB COUNTY, Ga. — Cobb County firefighters battled a blaze at a funeral home on Tuesday afternoon, but luckily no remains were inside.
Fire crews say they were called to Norman Medford-Peden Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta around 2:30 p.m.
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NewsChopper 2 flew over the funeral home and saw a portion of the building severely burned and with a large hole.
The fire marshal said the owner had already gone home for the day, but it’s unclear if cleaning crews were inside when the fire started.
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Investigators did confirm that no clients, including remains, were inside the funeral home at the time.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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