Fire Extinguished at Norcross Business

The Gwinnet County Fire Department was treating a small fire sparked by a power line in the city of Norcross when the crew noticed smoke and fire at a nearby landscaping business Thursday afternoon.

According to a news release from Gwinnett Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge, the incident started at 4:58 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10. Firefighters from Fire Station 1 were tending to a brush fire sparked by the downed line about 30 feet behind the business, located on the 5300 block of Old Norcross Road. A passerby had called in after hearing a loud boom and saw an electrical arc in the area behind CVS pharmacy on Buford Highway and Langford Road.

The firefighters had the fire under control in 10 minutes, but then they noticed smoke coming from the eaves of the business, which was closed.

"Crews had no reason to suspect anything was wrong at the nearby business until they were alerted by the smoke," says the release.

At 5:14 p.m. the lieutenant on the fire engine redirected their efforts to the building, which they had to force entry into in order to combat the blaze and conduct a search.

Read the full article on Norcross Patch.

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