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Massive blaze destroys Tyler Perry Studios

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    Investigators sift through charred remains at TV/film production complex in search for clues in what sparked fire

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Atlanta firefighters returned to late Wednesday afternoon to extinguish a flare up on a nearby tree at the Tyler Perry studios.

The filmmakers seen here in black examine the damage first hand on his thirty acre movie campus.

Witnesses described a spectacular.

Fire.

I just -- -- is coming won't.

As of violence come up small -- coming up with fire coming out of him fire raced through one of the buildings so quickly the blaze went to -- -- -- it took twenty trucks and -- -- 100 firefighters to get things under control.

Filmmaker Perry opened his 200000.

Square foot state of the art facility in 2008.

And hosted president Barack Obama for a fund raiser in March.

Kerry released a statement praising firefighters quick response.

It reads in part mr.

Perry wishes to expresses heartfelt thanks to the Atlanta fire department.

For their professionalism.

In their quick response and limiting the damage.

Tell whether or not any of the production.

It's taking place through this lot has been affected.

Investigators say the cause of the blaze is undetermined.

The intensity of the -- -- and the area of origin couldn't -- the evidence that would have allowed them to determine how it all started.

And southwest Atlanta are usually Procter.

Fox -- News.