Man, 76, killed in east Albany fire

ALBANY, Ga. (AP) - A south Georgia coroner’s office has identified a man who was killed in a fire over the weekend.

Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler says 76-year-old Eddie King died when his two-story house in East Albany caught on fire Saturday night.

WALB-TV (https://bit.ly/1iAYKhQ ) reports that five people - including a 4-year-old child - escaped from the fire uninjured.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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Information from: WALB-TV, https://www.walb.com/