1 person injured after Gwinnett home goes up in flames

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Gwinnett County firefighters have put out a fire that erupted on the deck of a Lawrenceville home on Wednesday afternoon.

Fire crews say when they arrived to the Kings Circle home minutes after the 4 p.m. 911 call, the fire had spread from the deck and into the home.

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NewsChopper 2 flew over the house and saw large flames coming from the two-story. It appeared to have suffered major damage.

Several of the family’s pets survived the fire, but one pet bird died.

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One person is being evaluated by paramedics. That person’s condition has not been released.

Fire officials are still working to learn how the fire started.

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