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Crews battle fire at paving company’s warehouse in NW Atlanta

Atlanta firefighters responded to a warehouse fire at Fulton Paving Company on Bolton Road just outside of I-285 on Friday afternoon.

Credit: Atlanta Fire Department

Credit: Atlanta Fire Department

Atlanta firefighters responded to a warehouse fire at Fulton Paving Company on Bolton Road just outside of I-285 on Friday afternoon.
By Henri.hollis@ajc.com
Updated July 24, 2020

Firefighters on Friday battled a serious warehouse blaze in northwest Atlanta.

Units from the Atlanta Fire Department responded to Fulton Paving Company’s warehouse on Bolton Road just outside of I-285 around 2 p.m. The road was closed for hours while crews worked to put out the blaze.

Heavy fire could be seen throughout the structure, according to a tweet from Atlanta Fire Rescue. The cause of the fire is not known, and no injuries were reported.

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