A fire turned into a firefight Wednesday night when exploding bullets sent firefighters and onlookers ducking for cover.
Ammunition stored in a unit at the Highland Woods Apartments began exploding when four of the apartments went up in flames just after 6:15 p.m.
As fire crews arrived at the scene they could hear the ammo going off in the apartment.
That meant they had to pull back until all of the ammunition cooked off.
"It made it an extra challenge, of course," said Clayton County Fire Chief Aex Cohilas.
Firefighters think the fire started in the apartment where the ammunition was stored. Investigators will be back at the scene Thursday to determine the cause of the blaze.
No one was hurt by the flying bullets or the fire.
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