ATLANTA — Atlanta firefighters are working to extinguish large flames seen engulfing an apartment building near the Bankhead neighborhood on Monday afternoon.
According to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, crews got on the scene around 4:30 p.m. at a vacant apartment building on Mayson Turner Road NW and Joseph E Boone Blvd NW.
11Alive's SkyTracker shows the billows of black smoke surrounding the building and a blazing fire as crews work to put it out. 11Alive has a crew on the way to obtain more information.
At this time, it's unclear what caused the fire.
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