DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County officials say a stack of tires caught fire at the old Atlanta prison farm, which sent a large plume of thick black smoke into the air, seen for miles across the city of Atlanta.
The old Atlanta prison farm is located in the 1500 block of Key Road off of Moreland Avenue in DeKalb County. The property is currently vacant.
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Officials have not said how the fire started at this point, but no one has been hurt.
The large cloud of smoke from the fire had many people wondering what it was on Twitter:
Black smoke as seen from our camera at @ATLairport is a reported TIRE FIRE per @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/Wy1EECC4eS
— Katie Walls (@KatieWallsWSB) July 16, 2017
From the air! Just landed and it was pretty incredible from above! pic.twitter.com/9ObsNenmue
— Ali Gant (@alibgant) July 16, 2017
Ominous smoke plume - NE of @atlairport @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/UGciJzzVgT
— Matt Cochran (@MattCVaHi) July 16, 2017
@wsbtv @wsbradio billowing smoke plume NE of Hartsfield pic.twitter.com/bIN4s9P2q5
— Matt Cochran (@MattCVaHi) July 16, 2017
@wsbtv @GAFollowers what's burning in midtown? pic.twitter.com/S3eggQBLGr
— Edwin Ortiz (@EddyOrtiz) July 16, 2017
What's on fire in Atlanta? @wsbradio @wsbtv pic.twitter.com/FFHTyPOhKj
— Wes Prior (@WesPriorGeorgia) July 16, 2017
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