A fast-moving fire broke out at the iconic Midtown Krispy Kreme about 1 a.m., and it didn’t take Atlantans long to react on social media.

Cellphone videos taken by neighbors and spectators showed flames shooting into the sky above the shop, which was purchased by NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal in 2016, Chelsea Prince reported early this morning. O’Neal has not commented on the fire Wednesday morning.

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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