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Elderly woman killed in Jones County house fire

A neighbor smelled smoke and called 911.

JONES COUNTY, Ga. — One person is dead after a house fire in Jones County early Wednesday morning.

Jones County Sheriff Butch Reece says the call came in just after 6 a.m. It happened on Jenny Drive in south Jones County, right off Highway 49.

Reece says a neighbor smelled smoke and then called 911, and when fire crews got to the home, they found the body of a woman inside.

The woman was later identified as 75-year-old Eunice McNeal. The sheriff's office says it appears the fire may have been accidentally set.

This is a developing story, stick with 13WMAZ for updates.

 

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