The cause of a blaze that burned a 12,000-square-foot home to the ground is under investigation, Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services said.
Firefighters responded to the Dacula home at 2:14 p.m. on Tuesday after a 911 caller reported smoke and flames. The home was engulfed in flames by the time crews arrived to Luke Edwards Road Southeast.
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Firefighters initially had to battle the flames from outside the home due to the “magnitude of the fire and intense flames and heat,” said Capt. Tommy Rutledge, a fire and emergency services spokesman.
The home’s occupants were out of town and nobody was in the house. Several dogs were removed from the backyard, Rutledge said.
The home is a “total loss,” he said. The cause of the fire has not been determined and is currently under investigation.
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