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5 things to know: 'No saving them': Gwinnett fire kills five

October 23, 2016 Duluth - Five adults were found dead after a fire gutted a home in the 2200 block of Post Oak Drive in unincorporated Duluth early Sunday morning on Sunday, October 23, 2016. Five people are dead after a fire gutted a home in unincorporated Duluth early Sunday morning, Gwinnett County fire officials said. Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services Capt. Tommy Rutledge confirmed that five adults were found dead in the home in the 2200 block of Post Oak Drive NW, a two-story structure in the middle of a dead-end street near Old Peachtree Road. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
October 23, 2016 Duluth - Five adults were found dead after a fire gutted a home in the 2200 block of Post Oak Drive in unincorporated Duluth early Sunday morning on Sunday, October 23, 2016. Five people are dead after a fire gutted a home in unincorporated Duluth early Sunday morning, Gwinnett County fire officials said. Gwinnett County Department of Fire and Emergency Services Capt. Tommy Rutledge confirmed that five adults were found dead in the home in the 2200 block of Post Oak Drive NW, a two-story structure in the middle of a dead-end street near Old Peachtree Road. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
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Oct 24, 2016

1. Neighbor: 'There was no saving them': Gwinnett fire kills 5. Investigators say a fire pit on the back deck, which had been used the night before, may have started a Duluth house fire that claimed the lives of five adults, a dog and a cat. [Read here]

2. Ross Harris trial: Defense to attack 4 disparities in police account. Expect a major showdown in the Justin Ross Harris trial this week with the defense set to put lead detective Phil Stoddard on his heels by confronting him with inconsistent statements he made on the stand during previous hearings. [Read here]

3. Tyler Perry bested Tom Cruise at the box office this weekend. Perry's "Boo! A Madea Halloween" opened in the top spot with an estimated $27.6 million, edging Cruise's "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" into second place, according to studio estimates Sunday. [Read here]

4. 5 things we learned from the Falcons' loss to the Chargers. It was a throwback day for the Falcons, who donned their old black jerseys. The collapse had old-school Falcons written all over it as they blew two double-digit leads and got stuffed on a fourth-down gamble in overtime. [Read here]

5. Mostly dry Monday ahead. You may need a jacket early Monday but not an umbrella. "We are mainly dry, and that's the way we're going to continue," according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton. [Read here]

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