Elderly woman killed in NW Atlanta house fire

Breaking news out of northwest Atlanta this morning where a senior woman in a wheelchair was discovered dead while crews were fighting a house fire. Good Day's Mark Teichner joins us from the scene on Larchmont Court with this really tragic update. Mark, good morning. Yeah, certainly a tragic ending to this, not the way firefighters wanted this to play out. We are talking about a woman born in 1927, so almost 100 years old, and she died as a result of this house fire that took place on Larchmont Court. They were told that the woman died got around in a wheelchair. They don't know if that's what potentially hampered her ability to get out of the house. Still trying to piece all of that together. She was found on the first floor, kind of near the area when you go out towards the house, under where the carport area would be. They also tell us that the fire broke out on the first floor, but they haven't said if they thought maybe she was trying to escape. Too early to know. When they arrived at this house about 5.30 in the morning, the flames were shooting out of basically all parts of the home. And they were met by another woman who could be related to the victim. That other woman was actually living in an out parcel that was in the back. And she's the one who told firefighters that this woman, who was an older woman who got around in a wheelchair, could potentially be stuck inside the house. So those firefighters did nothing. Multiple searches over and over again in the heat, trying to do what they could to bring this woman out alive. Sadly, they were unable to succeed. And so to consider the amount of fire that we saw today, I can guarantee you that these firefighters pushed themselves to their maximum capability within these conditions. It was very dangerous. But we knew somebody was inside, and they did the best they could to look for her. Sad ending, though. Absolutely. Absolutely. Indeed. At this point, the woman's body is still at the house. They're waiting. The medical examiner has arrived here on scene to remove her. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. But at this point, firefighters do not believe there's anything suspicious as a result of this. We're going to stay on top of the story throughout the good day. But for now, that is the latest from here in northwest Atlanta. I'm Mark Teichner for Good Day Day Atlanta. Just an awful story, Mark. Thank you for those.