Overview
- Flames were reported at about 10:17 a.m. Sunday and quickly engulfed a four-story complex under construction on Traverse Mountain.
- Officials said the buildings were believed unoccupied, no injuries were reported, and nearby homes were not threatened.
- The fire spread to an adjacent one-story structure and two tractors, with wind helping it jump between buildings, according to city and fire officials.
- More than 100 firefighters responded as crews at one point used an estimated 50,000 gallons of water per minute, and two cranes sustained serious heat damage that raised stability concerns.
- Crews contained the blaze, the cause remains under investigation, Minuteman Drive was closed during the response, and the site will be monitored overnight.