Fire damages Tyler Perry's studios

May 2, 2012 at 11:11 AM

The facade of a building at Tyler Perry Studios in southwest Atlanta, shows damage caused by a fire, Tuesday night, May 1, 2012. Atlanta fire officials say they have put out the 4-alarm blaze at the studio that damaged a building at the complex. Atlanta Fire Department spokesman Capt. Jolyon Bundrige says the fire happened before 9 p.m. Tuesday and there were no reports of injuries. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton)

Atlanta firefighters were on the scene of a blaze Tuesday night at Tyler Perry Studios in southwest Atlanta. Atlanta fire officials say they have put out a 4-alarm blaze at Tyler Perry Studios that damaged a building at the complex. Atlanta Fire Department spokesman Capt. Jolyon Bundrige says there were no reports of injuries from the fire that started before 9 p.m. Tuesday. Officials said in a news release it was extinguished about an hour later. (AP Photo/Curtis Compton, Atlanta Journal Constitution)

A firefighter responds to the scene of a blaze at Tyler Perry Studios in southwest Atlanta, Tuesday night, May 1, 2012. Atlanta fire officials say they have put out the 4-alarm blaze at the studio that damaged a building at the complex. Atlanta Fire Department spokesman Capt. Jolyon Bundrige says the fire happened before 9 p.m. Tuesday and there were no reports of injuries. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton)

Firefighters responds to a blaze at Tyler Perry Studios in southwest Atlanta, Tuesday night, May 1, 2012. Atlanta fire officials say they have put out the 4-alarm blaze at the studio that damaged a building at the complex. Atlanta Fire Department spokesman Capt. Jolyon Bundrige says the fire happened before 9 p.m. Tuesday and there were no reports of injuries. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton)

Firefighters respond to a blaze at Tyler Perry Studios in southwest Atlanta, Tuesday night, May 1, 2012. Atlanta fire officials say they have put out the 4-alarm blaze at the studio that damaged a building at the complex. Atlanta Fire Department spokesman Capt. Jolyon Bundrige says the fire happened before 9 p.m. Tuesday and there were no reports of injuries. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton)

The facade of a building at Tyler Perry Studios in southwest Atlanta, shows damage caused by a fire, Tuesday night, May 1, 2012. Atlanta fire officials say they have put out the 4-alarm blaze at the studio that damaged a building at the complex. Atlanta Fire Department spokesman Capt. Jolyon Bundrige says the fire happened before 9 p.m. Tuesday and there were no reports of injuries. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton)

The facade of a building at Tyler Perry Studios in southwest Atlanta, shows damage caused by a fire, Tuesday night, May 1, 2012. Atlanta fire officials say they have put out the 4-alarm blaze at the studio that damaged a building at the complex. Atlanta Fire Department spokesman Capt. Jolyon Bundrige says the fire happened before 9 p.m. Tuesday and there were no reports of injuries. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Curtis Compton)

The structure of a large building at filmmaker Tyler Perry's studio is fine after part of it caught fire, sending flames into the night sky, authorities said on May 1.

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