HALL COUNTY, Ga. — The investigation continues following the early morning death of a man in a Hall County house fire.
Investigators say Mark Anthony Ogden, Sr., 58, was alone inside his residence in the 3700 block of Tanners Mill Road when the fire occurred. Hall County Fire Rescue crews and Hall County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies were dispatched to the scene just after 3:40 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30. A 911 caller indicated Ogden, who was wheelchair bound, was inside the house.
“During a primary search of the residence, fire crews located Mr. Ogden’s body. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A dog also died inside the residence,” said Hall County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer B.J. Williams.
Ogden’s body was transported to the GBI Medical Examiner’s Office in DeKalb County for autopsy.
The origin and cause of the fire remains under investigation.
