Mother dead, 6 injured after fire breaks out at Marietta home
Overnight fire claims woman's life on Oakland Drive
A tragic fire erupted overnight in a community on Oakland Drive, leaving neighbors in shock and mourning.
COBB COUNTY, Ga. - Crews are trying to figure out what sparked a deadly house fire in Marietta early Friday morning.
The flames broke out at a home on the 600 block of Oakland Drive SE.
Deadly Marietta house fire investigation
Police are investigating a fire that killed a Marietta woman and sent her husband and two adult sons to the hospital early Friday morning.
What we know:
Officials say they received the call about the fire at around 3 a.m. and arrived at the home to find heavy flames shooting from the garage and surrounding area.
After receiving reports of people inside the home, crews began an extensive search. During that search, Capt. Matthew Edwards says they found the body of a woman under a collapsed section of the drive-in garage. The woman may have been trying to go back inside to save an animal, he said.
The woman's husband and two adult sons were taken to local hospitals for treatment. Edwards said the sons had burns on their hands and their father was suffering from smoke inhalation.
Two firefighters were also transported to hospitals after suffering non-life-threatening injuries while battling the blaze, officials said. One firefighter was injured but received treatment at the scene.
What they're saying:
Neighbors are feeling the pain of loss on Friday after a home in their community erupted into flames overnight, killing a woman. "My wife went to go to the bathroom, and as she said, the fire was very big," said Valteir Silva.
People who live nearby say the fierce flames quickly consumed the home on Oakland Drive.
Once neighbors noticed the blaze, one man told us he tried to help. "The guy said she was inside, and I went to my house, took the stepladder, and came to help," Silva said. By the time he was ready to go in, he couldn’t. The fire had gotten worse. "Oh my gosh, the smoke was just too much," Silva said.
What we don't know:
Authorities have not released the name of the woman or anyone else injured in the fire.
Edwards says they had reports of at least one pet in the home and are still searching the area.
The Cobb County Police Department is investigating the cause of the deadly fire.
The Source: Information for this story was taken from an interview with Cobb County Fire Capt. Matthew Edwards at the scene. FOX 5's Tyler Finger spoke with neighbors. This article has been updated since it was originally published to provide new updates.