Friday March 29th, 2024 8:54AM

Woman found dead in Gwinnett County house fire

By The Associated Press
<p>Police have arrested a man in the death of a woman who was found dead in a home that had caught fire.</p><p>The man, whose name was not immediately released, was arrested early Wednesday at a motel in Norcross.</p><p>Gwinnett County Fire Department spokesman Lt. Thomas Rutledge says the home suffered extensive damage Tuesday to the second floor, where the woman's body was found.</p><p>Rutledge said two teenage boys who live in the home opened the front door Tuesday and were met with a thick cloud of smoke. The boys fled and called 911 at 2:50 p.m.</p><p>Firefighters found heavy smoke from the back of the house upon arrival but quickly had the fire under control.</p><p>The woman's name was not immediately released.</p>
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