State fire investigators and the ATF join Rockdale Fire & Rescue and Conyers police at a burned out home in Conyers, Ga., Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013 to begin investigating an overnight blaze that left four children dead. The fire happened around 11 p.m. Tuesday at a duplex on Pinedale Circle, off Irwin Bridge Road in Conyers. Four children ranging in age from 8 months to 9 years old died in the blaze. A 6-year-old boy was injured when his mother threw him from a second-floor window to escape the flames, Major Mike Waters of Conyers police said. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, John Spink)
Fire officials say that with colder weather approaching Georgia this week, people should be diligent about fire safety and having working smoke detectors.
State Fire Marshal Dwayne Garriss tells WSB Radio that about 100 people on average die each year in Georgia. Last year, 72 people died in fires.
Garriss says that in many of the state's fire deaths, officials found smoke alarms but they had not been maintained. He says it's crucial that people make sure the devices have working batteries or are replaced with newer models if necessary.
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