Woman dies after townhome fire in Gwinnett County

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A woman has died following a townhome fire in Gwinnett County early Tuesday morning. 

Firefighters responded to the 900 block of Summer Place in Norcross at around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday after a 911 call came in about something being on fire inside a kitchen of a townhome. 

Responding firefighters found an unconscious female on the second floor of the burning townhome. She was taken to Gwinnett Medical Center in Lawrenceville in critical condition. She passed away a short time later. 

Two other adults were able to escape. 

Norcross Police are working with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation to determine what caused the fire and the circumstances surrounding the woman's death. 

The victim's name hasn't yet been released.