NORTH CAROLINA – Multiple buildings in downtown Raleigh were threatened by a fire at a construction site Thursday night.
A massive blaze swept through the area at Harrington Street, apparently knocking down a crane.
Dozens of fire and police officials were on scene as people were feared trapped.
The source of the blaze remains unknown–officials said it was too early to declare the act arson.
Video of downtown Raleigh fire from @sarah_nagem in nearby building pic.twitter.com/3okbKzqyGi
— Thad Ogburn (@thadogburn) March 17, 2017
BREAKING: Massive fire engulfs downtown Raleigh, NC construction site; nearby buildings threatened
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 17, 2017
massive fire downtown raleigh! @WRAL pic.twitter.com/xgd4gK57Pm
— Tim Cook (@_tecook) March 17, 2017
Huge fire in Raleigh. A police officer told us multiple buildings involved @newsobserver pic.twitter.com/z9pBqU10KL
— Jonathan M Alexander (@jonmalexander) March 17, 2017
