ATLANTA -- Fire crews rushed to the scene of a parking lot car fire that has spread to several cars in southwest Atlanta, Friday.
The fire started sometime after noon in the area of Glenn Street and Central Avenue Southwest across the downtown connector from Georgia State Stadium. The area appears to be one of the old Turner Field lots but signs designate the area as off-site parking for staff and jurors in the Fulton County court system.
PHOTOS: Several cars catch fire in downtown Atlanta parking lot
It's unclear what caused the blaze, though several cars were damaged even before firefighters arrived.
One car owner told 11Alive photographer Bruce Mason, "I don’t even know what happened. I was working over there and I looked up and it was on fire."
Two nearby construction workers witnessed the fires. "We looked up and saw a ball of black smoke. There were many pops. Things went south very quickly, but thank God everyone was safe."
Two engine crews were able to douse the flames quickly upon getting to the scene, however. No injuries were reported.
According to a release from Fulton County, the fire was in the employee and shuttle yellow lot and that it started with a single car but spread to others. A Fulton County spokesman said investigators believe the fire began inside a black Mercedes in the lot.
