Fire Pit Probable Cause Of Deadly Atlanta House Blaze

Five people were killed Sunday in an early morning blaze that engulfed an entire house in suburban Atlanta, authorities said. The cause of the fire had not yet been determined, a Gwinnett County fire department spokesman said in a statement, though investigators said they were "unable to rule out" a backyard fire pit as the potential culprit. Firefighters were called to the scene in an unincorporated section of Gwinnett County at 3:30 a.m. Sunday after neighbors reported seeing smoke and flames coming from the two-story home, the statement said.