This is absolutely insane! For the second time this year, fire hit Tyler Perry’s studio in southwest Atlanta on Monday. WTF. Check out the scoop!
(CBS/AP) Officials are investigating a fire at filmmaker Tyler Perry’s studios in Atlanta, the second blaze in the past four months at the filming complex.
The fire was reported just before 11 a.m. Monday and there were no reports of injuries. Authorities say the fire was contained to the roof, which had been undergoing repairs at the time of the blaze.
On May 1, more than 100 firefighters battled a blaze that ripped through a simulated streetscape at the studios, sending flames about six stories into the sky. The interior of that building sustained some water damage, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Atlanta Fire Chief Kelvin J. Cochran has said the cause of the May fire would be recorded as undetermined. Cochran said the intensity of that fire consumed any evidence that would lead to a cause of ignition.
Tyler Perry Studios, which opened in 2008, includes a 200,000-square-foot studio, five sound stages and a 400-seat theater, according to its website. In March, Perry hosted a fundraiser at the studio for President Barack Obama.


3 comments
CeeCee says:
Aug 28, 2012
i smell some burning issues lurking around tyler perry… money problems i wonder?
sassybear says:
Aug 28, 2012
Honey hush, in my old country hometown its known that when a person (black man) gets to successful, he needs to be taught a lesson!!! Especially when he’s going dishing out to his own kind…some folks don’t like that. Nothing can ravage your bank account & business faster than a good old burning!
I can’t see this man burning down his money maker!
sassybear says:
Aug 28, 2012
*going – only