Fire breaks out at Cobb County FedEx facility

A fire broke out at a metro Atlanta FedEx facility Monday morning.

Around 9:15 a.m., crews with Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services responded to a fire at the FedEx facility, located at 7585 Factory Shoals Road SW in Austell.

A small exterior structure near the main building was burning. Crews quickly extinguished the fire. Investigators are working to learn what caused it.

Footage shows severe damage to the exterior structure and some damage to the main building.

The fire department spokesperson said โ€œsome smoke and heat from the fire did affect the larger building.โ€ Crews investigated and โ€œdid ambient air monitoring to determine it was safe for the building occupants to re-enter the area.โ€

A FedEx spokesperson said no one was injured.

โ€œWe are appreciative of the prompt response by the first responders and grateful no one was injured,โ€ the spokesperson said in a statement.

WGCL-TV CBS 46 Atlanta

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