SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – A 52-year-old man died after family members say he ran back into a burning home to try to save his dog.
Chatham County firefighters were called to the home on Runaway Point Road Tuesday shortly after 11 p.m. Family members who escaped said the fire spread quickly from the back of the house as smoke rolled through the rooms.
Terry Brown says he had just gotten home from visiting friends when he heard loud pops coming from inside. He says when he opened the back door, flames burst in—making it clear it wasn’t gunfire, it was the fire…