CHAMBLEE, Ga. — One person is now in custody after starting a house fire in DeKalb County, police confirm.
Channel 2 Action News crews went to a home on Hilltop Drive where a single-family home had caught fire on Friday night.
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Fire officials say that one person was treated for smoke inhalation. His current condition is unknown.
Chamblee police say that two brothers lived in the home.
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When they got there, one of the men admitted that he started the fire in the basement. He did not comment on why.
He was identified as 27-year-old Johnathan Braun Ray.
He was arrested and taken to police headquarters where he will be interviewed and charged with arson.
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