PHOTOS: Mother, 2 daughters killed in Gwinnett County house fire

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Gwinnett County investigators were still on the scene of a Feb. 9, 2016, fire that killed a mother and her two daughters on Wed., Feb. 10. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

Kathy Patterson and her 9- and 12-year-old daughters were killed Tues., Feb. 9, 2016, in a Gwinnett County house fire. "They're dead," Brent Patterson said of his wife and children. "My whole life is over. My whole life is over." (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)

A fire that led to the deaths of a mother and her two daughters had demolished much of the home by Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

A house fire in Tucker has killed a mother and two daughters. Photo by Ben Gray / BGray@ajc.com

Brent Patterson stands in front of his burned-out Tucker home on Wednesday night Feb. 10, 2016, following a Tuesday night fire that killed his wife and two daughters. Ben Gray / bgray@ajc.com

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Gwinnett County investigators were still on the scene of a Feb. 9, 2016, fire that killed a mother and her two daughters on Wed., Feb. 10. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

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