A Gwinnett County apartment fire that affected nearly a dozen people is being blamed on a cooking mistake. Firefighters said someone left the kitchen for just a few minutes while cooking and that led to one apartment being destroyed.

An accident while cooking in a Gwinnett County apartment ended with a fire that left nearly a dozen people looking for new places to stay, officials say.

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — An apartment fire displaced 11 people late Sunday night and was caused by cooking, Gwinnett County Fire said. In a release, the county fire and emergency services agency said firefighters responded a little after 9:30 p.m. to the Rosemont Peachtree Corners complex on Elmside Village Lane.

According to Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services, firefighters responded at 9:36 p.m. to a resident’s report of an apartment fire at the Rosemont Peachtree Corners Apart