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Car crashes into businesses causing massive fire
ATLANTA (WGCL) Officials have identified the driver who is now in custody following a vehicle pursuit that resulted in destruction impacting buildings at a strip mall around 4 a.m. on Friday.
Atlanta firefighters worked to put out the massive fire. Several businesses were destroyed during the early morning blaze on Piedmont Road near Cheshire Bridge Road.
The driver involved has been identified as Theodore Merchant, 21, of Virginia Beach.
The fire started when his car crashed into a building after a police chase, according to a fire spokesperson.
Merchant was rushed to an area hospital and is in stable condition.