ATLANTA, July 13 (UPI) -- Firefighters in Atlanta worked to save a building that caught fire inside the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, authorities said.
The blaze was reported about 6 a.m. Wednesday at a building about a half-block from King's burial site, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
The building, owned by the National Park Service, is leased to Leslie's Barber Shop, which sustained some fire and water damage.
Crews from Atlanta Fire Station 4, located just down the street, were on scene in less than a minute, Battalion Chief Todd Edwards said.
Several apartments in an adjacent building were evacuated, he said.
One apartment-dweller said a homeless man who frequents the area first spotted the fire.
"He was really kind, rang the doorbell, woke us up and told us there was a fire," Dave Bruckner said.
"We called and eight fire trucks showed up. It was pretty awesome."
