The Brief A two-story home on Thompson Mill Road is considered a total loss after a fully involved fire broke out. The home had been in the same family since 1994, though it was unoccupied at the time of the blaze. DeKalb County firefighters worked well into the evening to extinguish a massive house fire that has left a longtime family residence beyond repair. What we know:Fire crews were called to the scene on Thompson Mill Road near Rock Springs Road, where they found a two-story house fully engulfed in flames. The house sits roughly 40 yards off the road and is surrounded by tall trees, which firefighters worked to protect as they contained the fire.