LITHONIA, Ga. — A DeKalb County family is thankful they’re alive after their house burned down on Friday.
DeKalb County fire officials say they were called to a house fire on Castle Court Way in Lithonia at 2 p.m.
By the firefighters arrived, flames had already engulfed the home and were coming out of the roof.
Luckily, the family inside the home had already escaped and no one was injured.
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Crews say the fire was so intense that it damaged the siding of the house next door.
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The Red Cross was called out to the help the family who lost their home.
Fire officials are still working to learn how the fire started.
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