Crime & Safety

Resident Escapes Atlanta House Fire: Report

Overnight blaze guts home on Welch Street, police say.

ATLANTA, GA -- Police are investigating a fire that gutted an Atlanta home overnight Wednesday.

The house in the 1000 block of Welch Street was consumed shortly after it caught fire, according to WXIA-TV.

A resident inside the home was able to escape the blaze uninjured, the TV station said.

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