SUWANEE - Firefighters in Gwinnett County were called to a house fire early Wednesday morning on Riversong Drive in Suwanee.
Gwinnett Fire Captain Tommy Rutledge says the call came in just after 2:30 a.m. when the residents were awakened by a "glow" coming from the rear of the home where a back deck was fully involved with flames.
He says the two adult residents were both outside the structure when firefighters arrived, so that allowed crews to focus on the growing concern that the blaze might spread to adjoining homes.
Rutledge said the house was a total loss and extensive damage was done to an exterior wall of a neighboring residence before the fire could be extinguished.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Red Cross was called in to assist the displaced family.
