1 dead and 6 injured, including firefighters, after house fire in Cobb County
Channel 2 Action News learned that three firefighters were also hurt.
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Cobb County Police and Cobb Fire & Emergency Services are on scene of a fire at 620 Oakland Drive. Officials confirmed to Channel 2′s Steve Gehlbach that a woman died at the scene.
The victim's husband is being treated for smoke inhalation and the couple's two adult sons had minor burns. Gehlbach also learned two firefighters were taken to the hospital and a third was treated on the scene.
The fire is now out and the cause is under investigation.
We have a reporter and photographer on scene, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News This Morning from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m.
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