Crime & Safety
Firefighter Training Causes Smoke Near Atlanta Airport Thursday
Don't worry if you see smoke rising from the airport on Thursday.
ATLANTA, GA — Smoke will be visible until around noon on Thursday in the vicinity of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Don't worry; it's just firefighter training, according to the airport's Twitter feed.
Firefighter training to take place adjacent to #ATL this morning. Smoke and flames will be visible until noon pic.twitter.com/bVffLRGPdE
— Atlanta Airport (@ATLairport) October 13, 2016
Smoke coming from the airport has already creates a little bit of social media uneasiness:
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Something is burning next to the airport in #Atlanta -- no idea what it is. pic.twitter.com/qXSlwfwn35
— Jeremy Nelson (@jnelsonweather) October 13, 2016
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