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UPDATE: Man found dead in burning house on Zebulon Road in Macon identified

Deputy Coroner Ronnie Miley says the victim has been identified as 78-year-old Raphael Francis Baird.

MACON, Ga. — UPDATE, 8:50 p.m.:

A man was found dead in a burning home on the 5200 block of Zebulon Road Thursday evening. 

According to a news release from the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, the call came in just after 5:30 p.m. about heavy smoke coming from the area.

When they made it to the scene, the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office and Macon-Bibb Fire Department found a house on fire. Crews were able to keep the fire from spreading to other houses.

Deputy Coroner Ronnie Miley says the victim has been identified as 78-year-old Raphael Francis Baird.

His body is being sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab to determine cause of death.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The fire is being investigated by the Macon-Bibb County Fire Department Arson Investigators. 

If you have any information, you can call the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at 478-751-7500 or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

UPDATE, 8:37 p.m.:

Deputy Coroner Ronnie Miley says the victim has been identified as 78-year-old Raphael Francis Baird.

His body is being sent to the crime lab to determine cause of death.

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UPDATE, 7:50 p.m.:

According to Deputy Coroner Ronnie Miley, a man believed to be in his late 70s has been found dead in the burning home. Miley pronounced the man dead at 7:29 p.m. They are working to confirm the man's identity.

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Bibb deputies and fire crews are at the scene of a structure fire on 5276 Zebulon Road.

According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, they are investigating a possible fatality.

Bibb Coroner Leon Jones says Deputy Coroner Ronnie Miley is at the scene and a body has been found in the home. There is no word on what happened at this time.

No other information is available at this time.

This is a developing story. Stay with 13WMAZ for updates as details come in.

  

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