8:41 p.m. – Call of fire from Tyler Perry Studios, 3133 Continental Colony Parkway, Atlanta.
8:45 p.m. – Atlanta Fire & Rescue Department arrives on scene, 2nd alarm upon arrival and immediately upgraded the 3rd alarm; multiple buildings fully involved with collapse.
8:50 p.m. – 4th alarm called; fascia of building that houses multiple studios collapses. DeKalb, Fulton and Cobb county fire units called to stand by in Atlanta fire stations.
9:45 p.m. – Fire brought under control; 35 pieces of equipment and more than 100 firefighters are on the scene.
10:24 p.m. – Fire mostly out; firefighters look for possible casualties; investigators begin to look for cause.
11 p.m. – Tyler Perry Studios staff on premises begin leaving, saying they were instructed not to speak to media.
-- From media reports, Atlanta Fire & Rescue Department, emergency dispatch.
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