DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Police and firefighters are currently on the scene of a dumpster fire at controversial Atlanta police training facility in DeKalb County.
DeKalb fire officials say they were initially called to reports of a dumpster fire at the facility off of Key Road.
Atlanta police say city property was damaged after fireworks were set off near the proposed facility.
There was a tire on fire at the facility, but the rest of the fires had been put out.
The proposed state-of-the-art facility has been the target of protestors for months.
The facility will take up take up an 85-acre plot of land in the largest urban forest in metro Atlanta. Protestors say its presence would be bad for the environment.
It is unclear if Saturday’s incident was intended to be an act of protest.
No injuries have been reported.