Blaze Tears Through Atlanta Apartments

DeKalb County firefighters were forced to retreat from a large apartment fire that destroyed much of the building but resulted in at least no human injuries. Firefighters confronted heavy flames and smoke when arriving at the complex off of Briarcliff Road, but in the end, they had to move into containment mode and fight the flames from the outside, Deputy Chief Norman Augustin said. “We attempted an aggressive interior attack, but we were overcome by flames and we had to back out,” Augustin said. “Unfortunately, it was basically more fire than we had resources, so the fire kind of got a way from us.”