Fire destroys vacant home in northwest Atlanta early Friday morning

Atlanta firefighters battled a blaze at a vacant home in northwest Atlanta on Friday.
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Atlanta firefighters battled a blaze at a vacant home in northwest Atlanta on Friday.
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Atlanta firefighters battled a blaze at a vacant home in northwest Atlanta on Friday.

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