Gwinnett County (GA) Apartment Fire Displaces 40

Flames blow out of an apartment fire in Gwinnett County, Georgia
Flames blow out of an apartment fire in Gwinnett County, Georgia

A grease fire is believed to be the cause of a fire at a Gwinnett County apartment complex that displaced 40 people, reports Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Investigators said the fire started in the kitchen of one unit and quickly spread to the rest of the building. When crews arrived shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, much of the two-story building was engulfed in flames.

Crews went to work to contain the fire but were forced out of the building when the roof partially collapsed.

Firefighters at the scene of a major fire in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
Gwinnett County firefighters at a major fire in an apartment complex

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