Crime & Safety

Video: Press Conference on Fatal Lilburn Fire

Police say a man will be with multiple counts of murder after three children died from a Lilburn house fire that may have been ignited by chemicals used in producing methamphetamine.

Spokesmen with Gwinnett Police and Gwinnett Fire talk about the latest on the Lilburn house fire that claimed the lives of three children.

Arson and murder charges stem from the Thursday fire that investigators say were ignited by chemicals used in producing methamphetamine.

Gwinnett Police Cpl. Jake Smith said Friday morning that Ivan Gonzalez, who is listed as the owner of the house, will be charged with two counts of murder, with a third murder charge pending, in the fire that killed three siblings — an 18-month-old girl, a 3-year-old boy and a 4-year-old boy.

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