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Fire destroys Gainesville businessmans home
Blaze started in fireplace of 3-story house in Forsyth County
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Firefighters spent a chilly night battling the blaze that destroyed this house early Monday morning in the Balmoral subdivision in Forsyth County. - photo by Jim Dean
A Gainesville businessman lost his home in an early morning blaze Monday in Southeastern Forsyth County. The three-story, 10,500-square-foot house was owned by Paul Braza, a partner at Wilheit Packaging in Gainesville. “It was a fireplace issue,” Braza said.