Crime & Safety

Lightning Strike, Fireplace Blamed in Two North Gwinnett House Fires

A home and an attached garage were damaged and a shed totally destroyed in two separate incidents.

Gwinnett County firefighters were kept busy in the Buford area Saturday morning responding to two separate fires.

At 6:25 a.m. on March 23, firefighters were dispatched to a house fire at 5320 Sycamore Road in Buford.

"Crews found heavy smoke showing from a one-story house on arrival," according to Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services public information officer Capt. Tommy Rutledge. "First-due companies made immediate entry and quickly extinguished the fire." 

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In an email to media outlets, Rutledge indicated the fire appeared to have been accidental and originated from a fire burning in the fireplace/wood stove insert.

A little over an hour later, fire crews responded to a report of a house fire at 3251 Camp Branch Road.

"Crews found smoke and flames showing from behind a one-story house on arrival," Rutledge wrote. "First-due companies had to contended with a downed power line as they worked to control the blaze."

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Click here for additional details on Buford Patch.

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