Fire crews respond to residential fire in DeKalb County Monday morning

Space heater causes condo fire

Dozens of people have lost their homes due to fires at condos in DeKalb County and townhomes in Riverdale. DeKalb County officials tell FOX 5 they believe the townhouse fire was started by a space heater.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - Fire crews responded to the scene of a large fire in DeKalb County on Monday morning.

The fire happened in the 3500 block of Sleeping Fawn Knolls in Decatur in what is listed as a condominium.

"We were able to speak to one of the residents, and he stated that he had a space heater that ignited a chair," DeKalb County Fire Rescue Capt. Jaeson Daniels told FOX 5. "When he came back in the room, the chair was fully engulfed. He then proceeded to exit the location and get as many people out as he could."

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No injuries were reported.

"If you're gonna use a space heater, make sure it has some sort of clearance around it so nothing ignites from getting overheated. We also want to talk about overloaded outlets," Daniels said. "People [are] plugging things into outlets and overloading the system, which can also cause a fire. So, we just want people to be diligent and cognizant of what they're doing."

SkyFox 5 flew over the scene of the fire shortly after 8 a.m.