Five people dead after massive Duluth house fire

DULUTH, GA (CBS46) – Gwinnett County fire officials said five people died in a house fire in Duluth early Sunday morning.

Authorities said the fire was so intense when they arrived they were forced to fight it from outside.

A neighbor called 911 to report the blaze just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday. By the time authorities arrived on-scene, the house was fully engulfed in flames.

Firefighters initially found three bodies inside the burned out structure.

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