DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County fire crews are investigating a fire that destroyed a home Thursday.
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Authorities told Channel 2 Action News that crews received reports of a fire on Oxbow Road Thursday morning.
Since attacking the fire, crews told Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach three firefighters were injured.
The homeowner, who did not want to go on camera, told Gehlbach that she and her adult son escaped unharmed.
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News Chopper 2 flew above the home just before sunrise.
The fire started in the garage on the far right, caught two cars in the driveway on fire, and quickly spread to the rest of the house.
DeKalb Fire Captain Jaeson Daniels told Gehlbach the firefighters were injured while inside the home.
“They made entry through the front door, making their way down the hallway. That’s when three firefighters were hurt. They were all able to make it out on their own, but all three suffered burns,” Daniels said.
The three injured firefighters received moderately severe burns and were taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.
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The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
“Our investigator is here to get down to the bottom of it of actually where it started and how it started,” Daniels said.
The home appears to be a total loss.
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