Crime & Safety
Gwinnett House Fire Started Near Makeshift Stove in Garage
No one was injured in the Wednesday afternoon blaze near Lawrenceville.
A fire that likely originated near a makeshift stove in the garage caused heavy damage to a Lawrenceville-area home Wednesday afternoon.
No one was injured in the fire, though eight people (six adults, two children) were displaced and planning to stay with other family members, according to a Gwinnett Fire news release.
The fire happened just past noon in the 1190 block of Meadow Perch Court, in unincorporated Lawrenceville.
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The garage and a parked vehicle were engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at 12:20 p.m. Six people were at home at the time. One of them tried to douse the fire with a garden hose.
The fire was under control at 12:52 p.m., the news release stated. The fire caused heavy damage to the garage and the second floor directly above it.
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Gwinnett Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge said investigators believe the fire was accidentally started after a burner on the stove was left on. The residents were alerted by a noise in the garage and the smell of smoke.
(Photo: File/Gwinnett Fire PIO)
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