Elderly woman dies in mobile home fire in Paulding County

DALLAS, Ga. — A woman was killed Friday night in a mobile home fire in Dallas, Georgia, according to Paulding County Fire and Rescue.

Firefighters said they were called out to the mobile home just before 8:30 after getting multiple calls of a fire near the intersection of, Hiram-Acworth Highway (Route 92) and Due West Road.

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Before crews arrived, investigators said a family member called and told them an elderly woman might be at the home and would not be able to get out on her own.

A Paulding County Sheriff’s deputy got to the scene before firefighters and attempted to get into the home, but the intense heat and flames pushed the deputy back.

Paulding County Fire Department arrived a few minutes later and put the fire out. They searched the house and found the woman under debris from the fire near the front of the home.

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Investigators from the State of Georgia’s Fire Marshall’s office are investigating the cause of the fire.

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