99-year-old former teacher, author dies in NW Atlanta house fire – FOX 5 Atlanta

99-year-old former teacher, author dies in NW Atlanta house fire  FOX 5 Atlanta

A woman born in 1927 died early Tuesday in a house fire on Larchmont Court in northwest Atlanta. A 99-year-old educator and civil rights trailblazer died early Tuesday morning when a heavy fire broke out on the lower level of her Collier Heights home along Larchmont Court NW. ATLANTA – A 99-year-old retired educator and community historian died early Tuesday morning when heavy flames swept through her northwest Atlanta home. A 99-year-old woman died after a house fire Tuesday morning in northwest Atlanta that caused the home’s second floor to collapse, firefighters said. Atlanta firefighters responded to Larchmont Court in the Collier Heights neighborhood at about 5:30 a.m. They found heavy flames, a collapsed second floor and a downed power line.

Crews searched the home several times and found the woman on the first floor near the carport. A brief firefighter emergency was declared during the response but later ended after the firefighter involved was found safe. Fire crews have since cleared the scene. Atlanta Fire Rescue Chief Andrew Anderson said the structure of the house and a potential gas feed created difficult firefighting conditions. Anderson noted investigators suspect the blaze started on the lower level. Firefighters believe the fire started on the first floor. It is not considered suspicious, and the cause remains under investigation. A caretaker who lived