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Ridgetop Drive Home Destroyed in Fire

There were no injuries.

Three people escaped a Sunday morning fire in Acworth unharmed, the spokeswoman for Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services said today.

Preliminary findings indicate that the fire at 442 Ridgetop Dr. may have started on the deck, agency spokeswoman Denell Boyd.

The first engine arrived on the scene at 10:54 a.m. to find heavy damage to 50 percent of the first and second floors, almost 100 percent damage to the attic and heavy exterior damage, she said. In all, four engines, one ladder truck and one rescue vehicle responded to the fire, which took three hours and 15 minutes to extinguish.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, Boyd said. 

The three people who escaped the home were offered Red Cross assistance, but refused the help, Boyd said.


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