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Firefighter injured battling NW Atlanta house fire

ATLANTA — A firefighter suffered second-degree burns battling a fire at an abandoned home in northwest Atlanta.

The Atlanta Fire Department said the fire broke out at a home at the intersection of Joseph E. Boone Boulevard and Sunset Avenue around 3:30 a.m.

It spread to the occupied home next door, but the fire department said no one was home at the time.

One firefighter was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with second-degree burns. The Fire Department described the injuries as minor.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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