Child dies, 3 others injured in Georgia house fire

LITHIA SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) - A child is dead and three others were injured after a fire ripped through their house in Douglas County.

WSB-TV reports the fire broke out at a home in Lithia Springs around 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

The home was destroyed by the blaze.

Rick Martin, with the Douglas County Government, said a mother, father and two kids were injured in the fire. One of those children, a 6-year-old girl, later died. The other’s conditions were not immediately available.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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Information from: WSB-TV, http://www.wsbtv.com/index.html