Fatal fire in Powder Springs

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Fatal fire in Powder Springs

One person died in a fire in Cobb County. Police are investigating.

Powder Springs police conducted an investigation into a fire death Monday. One person was killed in an early-morning fire in Powder Springs.

A Powder Springs police officer helps a State K-9 Arson Unit under the crime scene tape.

The brick ranch home where the victim's body was found.

Cobb County's mobile command unit was brought to the scene.

Police talk after obtaining a search warrant.

Cobb County fire Lt. Denell Boyd lifts up fire scene tape to allow neighbors to pass.

Powder Springs police wait for a search warrant to begin their investigation.

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Powder Springs police conducted an investigation into a fire death Monday. One person was killed in an early-morning fire in Powder Springs.

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