House fire claims life of Tennille man

March 01-- Mar. 1--TENNILLE, Ga. -- A mobile home fire in the small Washington County community of Tennille claimed the life of a 64-year-old man early Wednesday, local and state authorities say.

The victim's sons, ages 16 and 17, managed to escape the burning home without injuries.

The man killed was identified as Charles Edward Brown, according to a press release from the Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner's Office in Atlanta.

An autopsy has been ordered in the case to determine the exact cause of Brown's death, according to the press release. The victim's body was sent to a Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Laboratory to determine such information.

The victim's body was discovered laying on the floor of his kitchen after firefighters with the Tennille Volunteer Fire Department arrived and extinguished the fire.

The fire broke out shortly before 1 a.m.

Fire officials have determined that the fire started in a bedroom, but the cause of the blaze remained under the investigation Thursday afternoon.

The 1978 Fleetwood mobile home was completely destroyed by the fire and firefighters found no signs of any smoke detectors.

Investigators with the Georgia Safety Fire Commissioner's Office are assisting fire officials with the Tennille Volunteer Fire Department in trying to determine the cause of the fire.

Officers with the Tennille Police Department, along with deputies and investigators with the Washington County Sheriff's Office also are involved in the probe.

The victim in the fire in Washington County makes the 12th person this year killed in fires across the state, state officials said.

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