‘Loud noises and a wall of orange’: Crews respond to overnight fire in Buckhead neighborhood

ATLANTA — Crews are on the scene of a house fire in Buckhead on Wednesday morning.

The fire began at around 2 a.m. at a home on N Ivy Road NE.

A Channel 2 Action News camera saw heavy flames and smoke at around 2:30 a.m.

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The cause of the fire is unclear at this time. The family was able to escape the home and no one was injured, according to Moore.

A neighbor, Kristin Bayless, said she and her family were awakened by a loud banging on their front door and initially thought her home was being broken into.

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When she looked out the window, she saw her fence was on fire.

“We woke up to loud noises and a wall of orange,” Bayless said.

As of 4 a.m., crews were still seen putting out hot spots.

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