"Avengers" filming has downtown Atlanta in flames

Marvel is filming two "Avengers" movies this summer and things are heating up, literally. A scene filming this week has had cars on a downtown Atlanta street on fire.

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"Avengers: Infinity War" and a subsequent movie to be named later are headquartered at the Pinewood Studios facility with a combined budget of $1 billion. Lighter fluid appears to be one of the budget items:

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