SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Two elderly Georgia men died Sunday morning in a blaze caused by improperly used extension cords in a home, the Savannah Fire Department said.
The victims, 81-year-old John Flannel Sr. and 76-year-old Jessie Lee Mallory, were trapped in the back of the house after fire and heavy smoke engulfed it, according to the department. Though fire crews located the men, they were unable to revive them. The fire department said another resident of the home escaped with his girlfriend.
Officials said the fire appeared to start where a cell phone charger was plugged into one of several extension cords running beneath a couch in the house. They said firefighters found a smoke alarm with no batteries in one of the home’s bedrooms.
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