FAIRBURN, Ga. — A funeral home caught on fire Sunday and firefighters are still working to put out hotspots Monday morning.
The fire happened at the Cooks Brothers Funeral Directors and Cremations home on Northeast Broad Street in Fairburn. The road remains closed between Elder Street and Estes Drive.
Channel 2’s Steve Gehlbach took you to the scene live on Channel 2 Action News This Morning starting at 4:30 a.m.
The Fairburn Fire Department responded to the scene Sunday afternoon and requested assistance from the City of South Fulton.
Officials said the building was heavily damaged. The funeral home staff and firefighters were able to pull out four bodies that were inside the building. The bodies were taken to another funeral home for storage and safekeeping, according to Fire Marshal Chris Campbell.
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No firefighters or funeral home staff members were injured.
What caused the fire is under investigation.
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