UPDATED: Cause of Fatal Fire was "Faulty Wiring" Plus Home Had No Smoke Alarm
Scarri McNeal died of smoke inhalation.
A 20-year-old man, Scarri McNeal, died of smoke inhalation Saturday following an early-morning fire on Campbellton Road. Fire Investigators have determined the cause of the fire to be electrical. Fire investigators say that they, "did not locate any smoke detectors in the residence at 4185 Campbellton RD, SW." A neighbor spotted the smoke and called firefighters close to 2:30 a.m. By the time they arrived, flames already were visible through the roof. On February 16, 2013 at 2:32 a.m., 16 Atlanta Fire Rescue companies (1 Division Chief, 1 Battalion Chief, 3 engine, 5 ladders, Squad 4, 2 EMS Supervisors, 1 Air Unit, and 2 Fire Investigators responded to a reported house fire with entrapment at 4185 Campbellton RD, SW. Truck 31 was first to …
