A faulty drop cord has been ruled to be the cause of a Friday house fire in Gainesville.
The Gainesville Fire Department received a call at 5:44 p.m. of a fire at 414 Laura Drive. Units responded and arrived to find the residence nearly 50% engulfed.
Fire crews worked to extinguish the blaze and after about 30 minutes crews were to contain the fire. The home received substantial damage, displacing the occupants.
No injuries were reported.
House fire on Laura Drive
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