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Atlanta fire: Section of highway collapses after blaze

Atlanta fire: Section of highway collapses after blaze

A huge fire broke out on an elevated highway in the US city of Atlanta on Thursday evening, causing a large section of it to collapse.

Flames leapt several storeys high above the Interstate 85 highway before the collapse at 19:30 local time (23:30 GMT), reports said.

Residents said they thought the sun had set early or a storm had arrived because of the thick black smoke.

There were no immediate reports of casualties in the incident.

But the fire caused widespread traffic jams and road closures, stranding many motorists for hours.

Source: bbc.com

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