Woman Dies After Fire In Norcross Townhouse: Reports

NORCROSS, GA — A woman died Tuesday after a fire broke out in a townhouse in the Norcross area, according to media reports. Two other people escaped the blaze, and authorities are investigating the cause, a Gwinnett County fire spokesman said.

The fire began at about 2:40 a.m. in a two-story unit in the 900 block of Summer Place, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

The townhouse was fully involved in flames when Gwinnett firefighters arrived, the fire spokesman said. It took crews about 30 minutes to put out the fire.

Firefighters found the woman unconscious on the second floor of the townhouse, the AJC reported. She was rushed to Gwinnett Medical Center in critical condition, where she died a short time later.

The victim has not been identified. Two other occupants, identified as the woman’s adult son and his girlfriend, escaped the fire and were talking to police, the AJC reported.

Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Norcross police are investigating the woman's death, according to media reports. (For more news like this, find your local Patch here. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here)

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