Man dies after Stone Mountain house fire

The man pulled from a burning Stone Mountain home on Tuesday morning has died.

DeKalb County Fire officials said the blaze started in the middle of the home on South Hidden Hills Parkway. Flames were shooting through the roof when firefighters arrived. A woman inside the home was able to make it out safe, but her husband had to be rescued from the back bedroom. He was rushed to an area hospital in critical conditions where he later died.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.