Car Destroyed During Weekend Suwanee Townhome Fire

SUWANEE, GA – A car and a Suwanee townhome roof was destroyed by fire Sunday in the 300 block of Barbados Lane. A woman was evaluated and released at the scene by paramedics for a minor complaint. There were no other injuries.

Firefighters responded at 3:17 a.m., to a neighbor report of a townhome, reporting flames visible from the garage.

Crews arrived to find heavy fire showing from an attached garage in the center of a two-story townhome building. Firefighters quickly deployed fire attack hose lines and immediately entered the townhome to conduct a primary search and control the fire. Crews flowed water from multiple hand lines to extinguish the flames and checked for extension in adjoining townhomes. The blaze destroyed a car parked in the garage and burned the roof off over a portion of the attic. The fire extended inside part of the living space adjacent to the garage and caused extensive damage. Firefighters made a good stop on the flames and kept the fire from spreading throughout the townhome unit.

A female occupant was home at the time and awoke to a loud popping sound. The woman told firefighters that the power went out and she immediately smelled smoke. She went to investigate and discovered the garage and vehicle ablaze. The woman quickly exited the home and was outside-safe when fire trucks and police arrived.

The woman declined assistance from the American Red Cross and was being assisted by family and friends.

Per the fire investigator, the blaze appears to have started in the garage and the exact cause is currently undetermined and under investigation.

Equipment at the scene included: four engines, one ladder truck, one squad, one medic onit, one air and light unit, two battalion chiefs and one fire investigator.

Photos courtesy Gwinnett Fire Department