Two die in Fort Valley house fire

FORT VALLEY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Two people are dead after a house fire Friday night in Fort Valley.

The Department of Public Safety’s Facebook page states the fire happened at a little before midnight at a home on North First Street.

43-year-old Alonzo Smith and 16-year-old Shakenya Smith were inside the home.

They died from their injuries.

Investigators say the fire started in the kitchen after someone was cooking. This case is still under investigation.