Firefighters say an electrical short likely caused a blaze that killed a disabled man in Worth County.
County Coroner Johnny Johnson told WALB-TV that 58-year-old Greg Fulghum died in the blaze. His wife, Betty Booth Jackson, suffered burns and smoke inhalation and was taken to a hospital for treatment.
After the fire started, the wife tried unsuccessfully to get her husband out of the house. He was paralyzed from the neck down.
Authorities said three dogs and two goats owned by the couple were saved. Worth County Animal Control is taking care of the animals free of charge.
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Three people remain at an Atlanta hospital a day after they were injured aboard a hotel shuttle bus that crashed with a tractor-trailer near the city's airport.
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Georgia stands to lose $1.8 million in funding because state officials refuse to participate in a federal survey that asks high school and middle school students about their sexual history.
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