Fire destroys Gwinnett mansion

Neighbor, Bill Wade (foreground-right-hat) and resident Joey Lopez (center-beard) helps firefighters bring out iron rod gates from the burnt home to save them from demolition. At this time the exact cause of the fire is undetermined under investigation by the fire department. According to the occupants, they had a fire in the fireplace on the main-level of the home earlier in the night. It is unknown at this point whether the fireplace played a role in the house fire. John Spink, jspink@ajc.com
