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Firefighters battle a two-alarm blaze on Auburn Avenue

A two-story building on Auburn Avenue next to the Downtown Connector went up in flames on Sunday morning.

ATLANTA — A two-story building in the 200 block of Auburn Avenue, NE, went up in flames on Sunday morning.

After Atlanta firefighters began to battle the blaze in the building adjacent to the Downtown Connector, it quickly escalated into a two-alarm situation. 

Fire crews were eventually forced to shift from an offensive strategy into a defensive one, withdrawing their firefighters from inside the building to begin fighting the blaze from outside. 

Flames and dark smoke could be seen by passing traffic on Interstate 75/85.

No injuries were reported from Sunday's blaze. 

According to Atlanta fire spokesperson Cortez Stafford, the building had been abandoned since another fire in the same building in June 2018

During that fire, two Atlanta firefighters were treated for injuries. 

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One of the firefighters, Capt. Deaunte Grier, fell through a floor while fighting the 2018 blaze. A second firefighter suffered a hand injury. Both firefighters were treated at nearby Grady Memorial Hospital for their injuries. 

Stafford said the cause of Sunday's fire was under investigation.

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