A 63-year-old man is dead after a house fire in East Lake early Tuesday morning, according to a news release from the Chattanooga Fire Department.
Around 3:30 a.m., fire officials were dispatched to a house fire at 4023 Hollar Trail and arrived at the scene to find flames coming through the roof of a home, along with a victim who had perished in the fire.
Hamilton County Emergency Services, EPB and the Chattanooga Police Department also responded to the scene.
Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire.
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