Fire destroys building in downtown Fairburn

By Mike Morris

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Firefighters from multiple jurisdictions Thursday were battling an early morning blaze in a century-old building in downtown Fairburn.

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John Spink, jspink@ajc.com Firefighters from multiple jurisdictions battled an early-morning blaze in a shopping center near downtown Fairburn.

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John Spink, jspink@ajc.com Fulton County Fire captain K.B. Hunter of Truck 7 wore a warm covering for his face as he braved frigid temperatures and a steady mist of water from his ladder pipe stream.

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The fire broke out around 1 a.m. in the building on Broad Street near West Campbellton Street.

No injuries have been reported.

WSB-TV reported that an antique mall, a hair salon and a pizza restaurant were among about 10 businesses inside the building, which was built in the early 1900s.

Roosevelt Highway, which runs through the heart of the south Fulton County town, was shut down during Thursday's morning commute, and power was cut to much of the downtown area of Fairburn.