Crime & Safety
Car Catches Fire Along Pride Parade Route: Report
The car fire Sunday caused the parade to be delayed in midtown.
ATLANTA, GA — A car participating in the Atlanta Pride parade caught on fire along the Midtown route Sunday, according to Atlanta Fire Rescue.
Fire officials said there were no reported injuries.
The fire department was participating in the parade and made a U-turn to extinguish the fire, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
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The parade was delayed at least 30 minutes due to the car fire, the outlet reported.
This year's Pride parade was Atlanta's first since 2019, the outlet reported.
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