Gwinnett County fire

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Gwinnett County fire

Gwinnett County firefighters responded to an apartment building on Spruce Circle after a neighbor reported seeing smoke coming out of one of the unit's windows and roof Thursday morning. No injuries were reported.

Pauline Bush sits with one of the pets she was taking care of while house-sitting Thursday morning when a fire broke out. Bush was asleep and had to be awakened by firefighters when the smoke detector did not go off.

Gwinnett County firefighters responded to an apartment building on Spruce Circle after a neighbor reported seeing smoke coming out of one of the unit's windows and roof Thursday morning. No injuries were reported.

Gwinnett County firefighters, Wesley Linhorst (left) and Chase Schreckengost (center) pet the dogs that fire victim Pauline Bush (right) was watching when she was startled from sleep Thursday morning by firefighters who were banging at her door. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Gwinnett County fire crews were called to a fire at a Moe’s Southwest Grill on Stone Mountain Highway in the Lilburn area, about an hour after they responded to another fire at an apartment building on Spruce Circle, just outside Snellville. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

Gwinnett County fire crews were called to a fire at a Moe’s Southwest Grill on Stone Mountain Highway in the Lilburn area, about an hour after they responded to another fire at an apartment building on Spruce Circle, just outside Snellville. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Credit: JOHN SPINK / AJC

Pauline Bush sits with one of the pets she was taking care of while house-sitting Thursday morning when a fire broke out. Bush was asleep and had to be awakened by firefighters when the smoke detector did not go off.

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