The Brief
- Atlanta firefighters extinguished a 50-foot trash pile fire burning at a homeless camp beneath the Buford Highway Connector.
- No injuries were reported, and emergency crews turned the scene over to the Georgia Department of Transportation.
- The blaze occurred near the location of a 2017 fire that destroyed three sections of the highway viaduct.
ATLANTA – Some midmorning drivers likely got a bit of a scare along the Buford Highway Connector as smoke was seen rising from under the busy highway viaduct.
What we know:
Atlanta firefighters rushed to the scene near Interstate 85 and Peachtree Creek. According to the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, a 50-foot pile of trash at a homeless camp caught fire.…