UPDATE: The victim has been identified as 43 year old Bobbie Marie Blackmon, according to the Chattooga County Coroner.
A Chattooga County woman died Tuesday morning after a house fire on Maryland Drive, marking the county’s fourth fire-related fatality of 2025.
The Coroner’s Office was notified at 10:48 a.m., shortly after a neighbor reported the blaze and indicated someone might be trapped inside. Firefighters from Summerville, Trion, and Hays State Prison arrived within minutes and began an immediate search of the home. Crews cut into the structure to reach the victim, but despite rapid efforts by firefighters and Atrium Floyd EMS, she did not survive.
Chaplain Joel Smith and Chattooga County EMA personnel responded to provide support to the family.
The Georgia State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the cause of the fire, though officials say foul play is not suspected.