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Historic building heavily damaged in downtown Athens, road shut down

Historic building

Athens-Clarke County police and fire are working to secure the area around a damaged historic building Wednesday morning.

Police say E. Broad Street is closed between College Ave. and N. Thomas Street for the investigation.

A photo shared by Athens-Clarke County Fire shows the part of the building gone and canopy damaged. The building is where Magnolias Bar of Athens is located.

This is a developing story. The latest on WSBTV.com and Channel 2 Action News.

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