An arrest was made Friday morning in Atlanta after a brush fire was kindled beneath an I-85 bridge, police reported. The fire, which broke out near the intersection of I-85 SB and Piedmont Road NE, was swiftly extinguished by firefighters who rushed to the scene shortly before 7:30 a.m. following a call to action, FOX 5 Atlanta informed.
The containment of what could have potentially been a far more destructive blaze, recalls a harrowing episode some seven years prior, when a vast fire beneath this very interstate caused a bridge to collapse, an incident that threw Atlanta into disarray for months. Details on the suspect taken into custody are sparse, as law enforcement have yet to release further information on the identity or potential motives of the individual responsible for the fire.
Memories of the 2017 disaster, which miraculously incurred no injuries, remained vivid in Atlanta's collective consciousness as the city marked its seven-year anniversary last month. The catastrophe then was attributed to a homeless man who set fire to construction materials stored under the highway, according to authorities. The resulting destruction of the bridge caused severe traffic disruptions, cornering the city into a standstill until reparations permitted the eventual reopening of the bridge six weeks later, FOX 5 Atlanta reflects.
