SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Crews worked to extinguish a fire at a Sandy Springs apartment complex Saturday.
Video shows heavy smoke and flames engulfing one of the buildings at the Avia at North Springs Apartments along Peachtree Dunwoody Road.
Sandy Springs Police tweeted that people should stay out of the area of Marsh Trail Circle.
"There's a lot of smoke in my building. So, you are coughing a lot and it's really bad," Jade Thompson said, who lives at the apartment complex. "A lot of people are very distraught, crying. A lot of people don't know where they're going to go, because of this."
Officials have not yet said what started the fire or if anyone is hurt.
11Alive is working to learn more about what happened.
Photos | Aftermath of fire at Avia at North Springs Apartments
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