Crime & Safety
Lightning Causes Damaging Snellville House Fire
Lightning during Thursday's thunderstorm hit a home on Trotters Pointe Drive.
A lightning strike during Thursday evening thunderstorms caused extensive damage to a south Gwinnett County home.
None of the three occupants were injured in the blaze.
Firefighters responded at 7:48 p.m. to a reported fire in the 2900 block of Trotters Pointe Drive near Snellville. The fire had already been well-established in the second floor and the attic directly above.
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“The fire was reportedly caused by a lightning strike during a strong thunderstorm that moved through the area packing intense lightning and heavy rain,” Gwinnett Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge said in a news release Friday morning. “Occupants reported hearing a loud boom and felt the house vibrate. They began smelling and seeing smoke inside the house moments later.”
The fire caused heavy damage to the second floor and attic.
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A family of two adults and one child were displaced by the fire. They didn’t not require Red Cross assistant.
(Photos: Gwinnett Fire PIO)
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