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Trees, wires down in Gwinnett County as severe weather moves through

Operation Save a Life donated 700 long-life smoke detectors to Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services. Courtesy Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services
Operation Save a Life donated 700 long-life smoke detectors to Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services. Courtesy Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services
By Amanda C. Coyne
April 3, 2017

Trees and wires have fallen in Snellville due to severe weather, Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services said.

A tree in Snellville fell across a car and the front lawn of a house on Veracruz Drive Southwest, but nobody was injured. Electrical wires were also reported down on the same block of that street.

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Wires also fell at the intersection of Hewatt Road Southwest and Rivermist Drive in Snellville.

Fire and emergency services personnel have responded to all three incidents.

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