Mom Leads Kids Out Of Gwinnett House Fire

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — A Gwinnett County mother's quick thinking is being credited with getting her family out of what could have been a deadly house fire this weekend.

Firefighters responded at 10:53 a.m. to a report of a house fire in the 1900 block of Stone Brook Court NE in Lawrenceville.

The units found a fire on the rear porch and kitchen of a split-level home. By the time they arrived, all occupants of the home were outside and accounted for.

Crews attacked the fire and were able to bring it under control. But the home's kitchen and living room sustained significant damage, while other parts of the home were damaged by smoke, fire officials said.

The blaze was brought under control at 11:22 a.m.

In a news release, fire officials say the woman who lived in the home heard popping sounds and discovered the fire in the kitchen. When fire alarms sounded, the family was already leaving the home.

"Due to the quick thinking of the adult occupant to alert her children, everyone was able to exit the home without injury," said Gwinnett Fire Deputy Chief Charles Wells.

The cause of the fire has been ruled to be accidental.