Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Firefighters Handle Midtown Blaze
A second unit was dispatched to the scene as a precaution but it turns out fire suppression devices had caused additional smoke.
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Atlanta Fire Rescue personnel successfully ended a fire at a restaurant in Midtown on Tuesday afternoon.
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According to 11 Alive News, crews responded to the Howell House Restaurant at 720 Peachtree St. and quickly called for a second unit due to the heavy amount of smoke they encountered. Fortunately, it turned out that the heavy smoke was caused by the fire suppression system kicking into action, preventing any real damage from being done.
Nobody was injured in the fire, an Atlanta Fire Rescue spokesperson told 11 Alive.
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