[Vision2020] Article: "Fire Breaks Out in Atlanta Warehouse" - 8/1
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(AP Photo) Fire Breaks Out in Atlanta Warehouse
Fire Breaks Out in Atlanta Antiques Warehouse, Causing Smoke to Rise 200 Feet in the Air
The Associated Press
ATLANTA Aug. 1 —
A fire broke out in an antiques warehouse Friday near downtown Atlanta, causing smoke to rise 200 feet in the air.
Atlanta fire officials believe the blaze was caused by a painter's cigarette in the Buckhead Finishing Studio, a warehouse behind a strip mall filled with antiques shops. Chemicals in the building may have ignited.
There were no injuries, said Atlanta Fire Department spokeswoman Jolene Butts-Freeman, but several adjoining stores in the strip mall were damaged.
Witnesses said they heard an explosion about 9 a.m. and saw flames shoot in the air.
Gradon Lisemby, who owned a booth in Cache Antiques, watched the smoke pour out the front door and feared a total loss of antiques dating to the 1800s. Like many of the dealers, Lisemby had no insurance.
"With antiques, you really can't put a price on them," he said. "We all know this is a possibility. We hope and pray for the best but you never know."
photo credit and caption: An Atlanta firefighter works to control a blaze at an antiques mall in Atlanta, Friday, Aug. 1, 2003. The fire also damaged several of the businesses and a warehouse behind the stores. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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<P>A fire broke out in an antiques warehouse Friday near downtown Atlanta, causing smoke to rise 200 feet in the air.</P>
<P>Atlanta fire officials believe the blaze was caused by a painter's cigarette in the Buckhead Finishing Studio, a warehouse behind a strip mall filled with antiques shops. Chemicals in the building may have ignited.</P>
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<P>There were no injuries, said Atlanta Fire Department spokeswoman Jolene Butts-Freeman, but several adjoining stores in the strip mall were damaged.</P>
<P>Witnesses said they heard an explosion about 9 a.m. and saw flames shoot in the air.</P>
<P>Gradon Lisemby, who owned a booth in Cache Antiques, watched the smoke pour out the front door and feared a total loss of antiques dating to the 1800s. Like many of the dealers, Lisemby had no insurance.</P>
<P>"With antiques, you really can't put a price on them," he said. "We all know this is a possibility. We hope and pray for the best but you never know."</P>
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<P><I>Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.</I> </P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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