DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A procession will be held this morning to honor Master Firefighter Preston Fant, who died in the line of duty while battling a warehouse fire on Monday and to escort his body to a funeral home.

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The procession is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at Fire Station 24 on Redan Road in Stone Mountain and will travel to West Cobb Funeral Home in Marietta. Drivers can expect delays on the roads during the procession.

Authorities said Fant died Monday after becoming trapped while trying to rescue another firefighter during the blaze. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined.

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