Crime & Safety
Lightning Blamed for Gwinnett House Fire
A bolt of lightning ran down an electrical wire and caused the fire at a home in unincorporated Lawrenceville
Sunday's storms are to blame for a house fire in unincorporated Lawrenceville.
Lightning reportedly struck a home at 1913 Farmwood Drive just before 8pm. According to Gwinnett Fire's Captain Tommy Rutledge, the lightning ran inside the house through an electrical service line and sparked a fire in the basement. That fire then spread up the exterior wall to the second floor and attic.
A gas can was stored in the basement, and may have fueled the fire.
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The family of four adults and four children managed to escape safely.
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