Firefighters battle large fire at DeKalb County salvage yard

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb firefighters are battling a large brush fire at a scrap yard near Lithonia.

The fire started around 1:30 p.m. along Rock Chapel Road.

Fire investigators said they were working to extinguish the fire that had spread to old cars and grass around the scrap yard.

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NewsChopper 2 flew over the scene where there was a large presence of fire trucks spraying water on the flames.

DeKalb Fire Rescue said there are no reported injuries at this time.

Stay with WSBTV.com and tune into Channel 2 Action News starting at 4 p.m. for the latest on this developing story.

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