Lawrenceville Home Destroyed By Fire

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA -- A fire Tuesday afternoon totally destroyed a home where five adults and five children lived.

Gwinnett County firefighters responded at 4:11 p.m. to a report of a house fire in the 2600 block of Five Forks-Trickum Road in unincorporated Lawrenceville.

They found a single-story home with heavy fire showing from its back-right corner and already burning in the attic.

It took firefighters about an hour to bring the blaze under control, according to a news release from Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services. They attempted to enter the home, but had to back out due to high heat, low visibility and a partial collapse of the roof.

Firefighters weren't able to search the home immediately, but were told by an occupant that everyone was out of the building. There were no injuries reported.

Several of the home's occupants -- five adults and five children, in total -- were home at the time of the fire.

The American Red Cross was contacted to help the family, whose home was declared a total loss.

Investigators were still trying to determine the exact cause of the fire on Wednesday.

(Photos courtesy Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services)