Buford couple loses home in Christmas Eve fire; cause of blaze under investigation

BUFORD - Gwinnett County fire investigators are still looking for the cause of a fire that destroyed a home in Buford the night of Christmas Eve.<br /> <br /> Fire Capt. Tommy Rutledge says the house on Kilgore Road was heated by a wood burning stove and the family had turned on Christmas lights just before the fire broke out, but he's unsure if either played a part in the fire.<br /> <br /> The four people at the house at the time did escape unharmed, although the husband who lived at the home suffered a minor burn on his hand when he tried to douse the fire with water from the kitchen sink.<br /> <br /> The house and all of its contents were destroyed, according to Rutledge.<br />