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SWAT team flash charge caused house fire during northwest Hall standoff, authorities say

Hall County sheriff's deputies gather on Underwood Drive in Northwest Hall County Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, after a reported gunman barricaded inside a home on the drive. Five hours after sheriff's deputies responded, the man surrendered peacefully, authorities say. No one was injured in the incident. - photo by Scott Rogers

02132021 GUNMAN 4.jpg — Hall County sheriff's deputies gather on Underwood Drive in Northwest Hall County Friday, Feb. 12, 2021, after a reported gunman barricaded inside a home on the drive. Five hours after sheriff's deputies responded, the man surrendered peacefully, authorities say. No one was injured in the incident. - photo by Scott Rogers

The fire during a nearly five-hour standoff in northwest Hall last week was caused by a Hall County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team device, according to authorities.