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ATLANTA - A demolition crew uncovered the body of a woman after tearing down a home on Daniel Street in Southeast Atlanta Saturday morning.


Firefighters confirm it was the body of a woman. "We do not know if this was due to the demolition, or if it happened the night before," said Atlanta Fire Battalion Chief Todd Edwards.

Contractors say they walked through the home before the demolition to make sure no one was inside.

"With the vacant structures we do have in the city of Atlanta, and with our homeless problem in this city we are very fortunate we do not have any more tragedies like this," Edwards said.

After finding the woman's body in the middle of the home, firefighters then spent more than an hour picking up pieces of debris by hand, and using cameras and listening equipment to make sure no other people were inside the house.

The medical examiner is working to determine when the woman died and how, which could take days.