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UPDATE: Lanes reopen on Buford Spring Connector after trash fire
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UPDATE [1:45 p.m.]: Lanes on the Buford Spring Connector are reopening after fire crews put out a trash fire under the I-85 bridge.
Both southbound lanes are open, but one northbound lane remains shut down while firefighters pick up their hose lines, according to Atlanta Fire Rescue.
“Use caution and slow down when passing emergency vehicles,” the agency said on Twitter.
Engine and Truck 29 have extinguished a trash fire under the Buford Hwy Connector near Lakeshore Drive. Both SB lanes of BuHi Conn. are back open. One NB lane remains closed as firefighters pick up hose lines. Use CAUTION and SLOW DOWN when passing emergency vehicles.
#AFRD pic.twitter.com/Gghczm8EkV
— Atlanta Fire Rescue (@ATLFireRescue)
January 23, 2020
ORIGINAL STORY: Authorities are holding all lanes of the Buford Spring Connector while they respond to a fire under the I-85 bridge.
White smoke was seen pouring from beneath the interstate, according to footage from NewsChopper 2. Drivers on nearby I-85 appear to be slowing down through the area, but no lanes are blocked on the interstate.
Northbound traffic is being diverted off the connector at Piedmont Road. All lanes are expected to remain shut down until the fire is extinguished, Atlanta fire Capt. Cortez Stafford told AJC.com.
“We’re putting out the fire under the bridge,” he said. “We can’t have people driving over our hose lines.”
While it appears that vegetation caught fire, Stafford said investigators won’t know for sure until the blaze is out.
Another fire in the same area Friday sent smoke over I-85. That fire was caused by “outside burning,” according to officials.
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Brief brush fire sends smoke over I-85 bridge
Debris from a “homeless encampment” was found in the area after the fire was extinguished, Stafford said at the time. It did not compromise the interstate bridge.
We’re working to learn more about the latest fire.
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my car cant take much more 
. My tires are $300-400 each. Even the interstate has large potholes. They charge all them got damn taxes and cant fix it. Even if I had to pay an extra $10-20 a year for vehicle registration id gladly pay to save money on tires and alignments.
