According to Fox 5 News, a Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner's Office official said the Jackson Meadow Drive fire started in the kitchen.
Investigators said several items on a stove caught fire, and the blaze spread.
20-year-old Tanner Wassler died in the blaze, according to Fox 5. His mother, 41-year-old Lori Lynn Wassler, suffered injuries and was taken to Athens Regional Medical Center. A third person in the home escaped injury.
Firefighters tried to rescue Tanner Wassler but had to get out of the home when the roof started falling in.
This week's fatal fire at a Hoschton home has been ruled accidental. (Photo/Rob Moore)
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