Fire crews fighting blaze on 2 homes in Southwest Atlanta

Firefighters are working to control a blaze consuming two houses in southwest Atlanta Sunday morning, officials said.

Crews are at the scene of a two-alarm fire at the intersection of Murphy and Langston avenues, Atlanta Fire Rescue said in a tweet.

🚨*WORKING FIRE* Atlanta Fire operating near the intersection of Murphy Ave and Langston Avenue. Two houses on fire heavily involved. 2nd alarm requested. #AFRD
— Atlanta Fire Rescue (@ATLFireRescue) May 30, 2021

Few details about the incident are available, but Atlanta Fire said the homes are “heavily involved” with fire.

We are working to learn more.

— Please return to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for updates.

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Asia Simone Burns is a watchdog reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.

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