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ATLANTA – A historic Krispy Kreme Donuts store owned by Shaquille O’Neal was engulfed in flames on Wednesday morning, severely damaging the structure.
Atlanta fire crews responded to the iconic restaurant on Ponce De Leon Avenue shortly after midnight, media reported. The video posted on social media showed raging flames.
Battalion Chief Douglas Hatcher said firefighters saved most of the building after the fire in the back started. No injuries were reported. Hatcher said the cause of the fire was under investigation.
The Midtown Krispy Kreme opened in 1965. It was one of the first sites established outside of the company’s main base of operations in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee.
After Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral in April 1968, the Krispy Kreme fed mourners by donating 150 dozen donuts to churches in Atlanta. O’Neal bought the store in 2016.
“I hope no one has been hurt and that we bounce back better than ever,” the Basketball Hall of Famer told WXIA-TV.
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