Investigation set after body found in fire

Special Photo: A man was found dead inside this burning Locust Grove home, Sunday. The cause of the fire and the death are under investigation, according to officials.

Authorities in Henry County are awaiting the results of an autopsy, to determine the cause of death of a man whose body was discovered in a Locust Grove home that was engulfed in flames.

Henry County firefighters answered a one-alarm house fire at 2080 Old Jackson Road, in Locust Grove around 1 a.m., Sunday morning, and discovered the body, according to Henry County Police Sgt. Mike Ireland.

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