Crime & Safety
Chimney Fire Damages Lawrenceville Home
The fire started in the family's fireplace, emergency officials say.
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — A fire that apparently started in a Lawrenceville family's fireplace damaged their home Saturday evening.
Firefighters responded at 6:44 p.m. to an occupant's report of a house fire in the 2400 block of Cedar Drive NE in Lawrenceville.
Crews found flames coming from the top of the chimney of the split-level house. They deployed attack hose lines and entered the home to fight the fire.
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They were able to contain the flames to the chimney and exterior wall. The fire was brought under control by 6:55 p.m.
The fire caused moderate damage to the chimney and there was slight smoke and water damage inside the main living space.
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Gwinnett County Fire & Emergency Services says the blaze was sparked by a fire in the fireplace that got out of control and ran up the chimney case.
The family is temporarily displaced from the home and was planning to stay at a nearby hotel, fire officials said.
Photo courtesy Gwinnett County Fire & Emergency Services
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