Firefighters Respond To Overnight Fire At Gwinnett Business

BUFORD, GA—Fire investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire that occurred Thursday at ML Fashions, which is located at 2713 Faithful Industrial Drive NE in Buford.

Firefighters responded to the blaze around 2:25 a.m. Crews arrived at the one-story commercial structure and found smoke pushing out of the top-right corner of the roof.

Fire suppression began with a portable ground attack firefighting monitor being deployed, officials said. To ensure the fire did not run the roof line, the command decision was made to place aerial ladders into operation.

The turrets on these units produced large volumes of water and assisted in extinguishing the flames. Foam was used to keep fire damage from spreading to the large amount of clothing inside of the warehouse. Searches were performed in the entire structure and no one was found inside.

Per the incident commander, all of the contents inside the business sustained heavy smoke damage with fire damage being confined to the right side of the building.

Fire investigators said they are trying to determine the point of origin of the fire.