A 53-year-old Georgia man is dead after a fire that started in the carport of a home claimed his life.
Fire investigators say shortly after 10 p.m. April 22, Berrien County emergency officials responded to a residential fire off of Highway 168 in Nashville, Georgia. When they made their way inside the home, they discovered the body of 53-year-old Richard Allen Mathis.
“It has been determined that the fire originated on the carport of the residence. One individual was able to escape the home with minor injuries,” said Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John F. King. “The victim’s body was immediately removed from the residence, but unfortunately he was pronounced dead at the scene. Right now, the cause of this fire is still under investigation.”
Commissioner King’s Fire Investigations Unit is assisting the Berrien County Fire Department and the Berrien County Sheriff’s Office with this investigation.
There have been 35 fire fatalities in Georgia in 2020.
Thom Chandler
Thom Chandler is the editor of The Georgia Sun and has been writing, editing and managing websites and blogs since 1995. He is a lifelong Georgian and one of those increasingly rare Atlanta natives.
