Community rallies around family after Georgia teacher dies in house fire

A tragic house fire early Sunday morning claimed the life of a Georgia teacher and left his wife and their two young sons with serious injuries in Chickamauga.

John Millican III, a respected teacher and coach at LaFayette High School, was trapped inside the home and did not survive, officials said.

According to a GoFundMe, his wife, Heather Millican, a social studies teacher at LaFayette Middle School, and their sons, Noah and Elijah, are being treated for severe burns at Vanderbilt Burn Center in Nashville, Tenn.

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The GoFundMe states the Millican family is well-known in the Walker County school community, where both John and Heather have made significant contributions as educators and mentors…

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