Four-alarm blaze breaks out at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta

Cause of the fire not immediately known

By HitFix and AP Staff Tuesday, May 1, 2012 10:59 PM

Tyler Perry

Credit: AP Photo/Matt Sayles

UPDATE (10:59 PM): The blaze has been extinguished by fire crews. There were no reports of injuries, though one building on the complex partially collapsed from the inferno.

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta fire officials say they are fighting a 4-alarm blaze at Tyler Perry Studios that has damaged a building on the complex.

Atlanta Fire Department spokesman Capt. Jolyon Bundrige says the fire happened before 9 p.m. Tuesday and there have been no immediate reports of injuries.

He says the cause of the fire was not immediately known.

The studio's website says it includes a 200,000-square-foot studio, five sound stages and a 400-seat theater in southwest Atlanta.

In March, pop star Cee Lo performed for donors at a fundraiser for President Barack Obama at the studios.

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Edgar

I'm sorry, okay, but I couldn't in good conscience allow there to be more Madea movies. I had to do something.
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- ceggertsen You did the right thing ;)
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