CHATTOOGA COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia State Fire Marshal's Office is leading a multi-agency investigation into an early-morning structure fire with multiple fatalities.

When Chattooga County Coroner, Jeremy McElhaney, arrived at the 1200 block of Ridgeway Drive around 4:09 a.m. Sunday morning, he pronounced two people dead on the scene.

However, the ages and genders of these two individuals remain unclear. According to a release from the coroner's office, both individuals will be transported to an Atlanta-area medical examiner for further examination and positive identification.

Investigators from the Georgia State Fire Marshal are still in the early stages of determining the cause of the fire, but plan to release more information as it becomes available. The severity of the damage caus

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