ATLANTA – A fireplace tore by way of a vacant Midtown Atlanta condominium sparking a 2-alarm response and knocking out energy to 1000’s for a time.

Firefighters responded simply after 8:30 p.m. to the previous twelfth Road West Residences situated alongside twelfth Road close to Peachtree Walker NE.

“We went forward and referred to as a second alarm initially to get extra tools, extra manpower,” mentioned Atlanta Fireplace Captain Ronald Slatton.

Fireplace crews arrived to discover a blaze in a 2-story brick construction. The fireplace grew shortly and firefighters had been pulled from contained in the constructing.

“Circumstances didn’t enhance when the primary traces had been put in place, so we went forward and went defensive,” mentioned Capt. Slatton.

Thick black smoke may very well be seen rising from the world.

FOX 5 crews noticed dozens of firefighters blocking the quick space as ladder vehicles sprayed water from above.

Georgia Energy reported greater than 5,000 prospects from 14th Road south to North Avenue overlaying the guts of Midtown, had been with out energy. That included a piece of West Peachtree and Spring streets.

Energy has reportedly since been restored about 45 minutes later to all however 5 prospects, Georgia Energy says.

No firefighters had been injured.

“We pulled the firefighters out fairly fast and went defensive operations, so we weren’t inside very lengthy, so all of the firefighters are good,” mentioned Capt. Slatton.

The captain says hearth investigations shall be trying into if the hearth was set by vagrants. He says there was no energy to the constructing on the time of the hearth. Nonetheless, no official trigger has been dominated.

Non permanent fencing surrounding the vacant construction.

A close-by restaurant was evacuated as a precaution.