Photos: DeKalb office building engulfed in blaze

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Photos: DeKalb office building engulfed in blaze

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

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DeKalb County firefighters were battling a huge fire early Tuesday in an office building on Memorial Drive. The blaze broke out before 5 a.m. in a two-story office building in the 4100 block of Memorial Drive, just inside I-285 near Covington Highway. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

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