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Storms Down Tree On Gwinnett Home
Several people were at the Lilburn home when the tree was knocked down.
LILBURN, GA — Severe thunderstorms downed a tree on a Gwinnett County home Wednesday afternoon.
Firefighters responded at 2:10 p.m. to a call to the 1200 block of Tred Avon Way in Lilburn.
Crews found a tree that had fallen, taking out a wall on the second floor of the house. Several occupants were home at the time the tree fell, but were downstairs and none were injured.
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The family is being assisted by friends from church and neighbors.
A tree service was at the house Wednesday afternoon to begin removal of the tree. The tree caused extensive damage to part of the second floor.
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Elsewhere in Gwinnett County on Wednesday, the waves of storms that blew through metro Atlanta caused lightning strikes at two homes — one in Lilburn and the other in Loganville.
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