Firefighters Extinguish Flames at Norcross Business
The Gwinnett Fire Department was treating a small fire sparked by a power line off Old Norcross Road in the city Thursday afternoon when the crew noticed smoke and fire at a nearby landscaping business. No one was reported injured.
The Gwinnet County Fire Department was treating a small fire sparked by a power line in the city of Norcross when the crew noticed smoke and fire at a nearby landscaping business Thursday afternoon. According to a news release from Gwinnett Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge, the incident started at 4:58 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 10. Firefighters from Fire Station 1 were tending to a brush fire sparked by the downed line about 30 feet behind the business, located on the 5300 block of Old Norcross Road. A passerby had called in after hearing a loud boom and saw an electrical arc in the area behind CVS pharmacy on Buford Highway and Langford Road. The firefighters had the fire under control in 10 minutes, but then they noticed smoke coming from the eaves …
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