GLENDALE, Colo. (CBS4) A fire in Glendale that broke out over the weekend was so large that the glow from it could be seen 30 miles away.

The fire started at approximately 11:45 p.m. Saturday in a five-story building on South Cherry Street and East Kentucky Avenue that was under construction, and there was quick response from firefighters.

Mohmmed Alfarra lives close to the building and said he could feel the heat from the fire before he saw the flames.

It was really hot, he said. Extremely hot.

Alfarra and other residents of his apartment building spilled out on the street when they heard the sound of sirens. Video he shot on his cellphone showed flames shooting up at least 30 feet in the air.

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People were screaming and everybody was shouting Get out, Get out, he said. Also, there was the sound of explosions. Not huge explosions, just the fire (burning) the wood and all that, and that was a little bit scary.

Denver Fire Chief Eric Tade said the rare three alarm fire called for a large response from fire crews.

Essentially there was about 23 emergency response vehicles out here, plus the command staff, he said. We had a good portion of the city here.

Despite the size of the fire, emergency crews were able to prevent the fire from causing any significant damage to buildings next door. The heat from the flames did shatter some windows on cars and buildings nearby, though.

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Flames reportedly could be seen for miles. (Credit: KCNC)

Firefighters wet down nearby apartments. (Credit: KCNC)

As flames started to die down, a huge cloud of smoke could be seen. (Credit: KCNC)

Flames could be seen for miles after a three-alarm fire started at a vacant Denver apartment building early Sunday morning.

The fire was reported around midnight at a five-story apartment building at Kentucky and Birch, which is east of I-25 and south of Colfax. The building was completely destroyed.

Sister station KCNC says the blaze was so intense, neighboring apartments were wet down as a precaution. There was some damage to neighboring buildings.

As firefighters began to douse the flames, KCNC says a huge smoke cloud could be seen overhead.

The building was under construction at the time of the fire. No one was living there. There were no reported injuries.

At this time, the cause is unknown.

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A new apartment building will be built on Athol Street to replace the old one that burned down three years ago.

Port Alberni city council voted to approve a development variance permit that gets the ball rolling for the new buildings construction.

The variances had to do with property parking, setbacks and balconies, a report from city planner Scott Smith noted.

At four storeys and 24 residential units the new building will be slightly bigger than the previous 26-unit building, which was destroyed by fire in 2011.

The variance will allow for the building to have 24 parking spaces rather than the required 30.

The application is unusual in that the owner is only trying to replace the old building, Smith noted.

Having said this, the old building was constructed to old building codes when it was first built in 1964.

The new building must comply with new code requirements, the report notes.

The proposed variances will not result in an increase in density from the previous apartment building, Smiths report noted.

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By MIKE KRAFCIK 6 News Reporter

KNOXVILLE (WATE) - The South Knoxville apartment complex building that burnt to the groundWednesday lacked many important safety features thatfire investigators say could have made a difference.

According to investigators, building D of the Southwood Apartment complex had no firewall and no sprinkler system.

The building was constructed in 1968, when fire codes didn't require many modern safety features.

There are lots of apartments around East Tennessee, with different prices for rent and different amenities. But what do they offer when it comes to safety? What should you be looking for and what are property owners required to have?

"Most people looking for apartments are looking for aesthetics and costs. They're not really considering the danger of what might be," said Fire Marshal Danny Beeler.

According to fire marshals, the age and size of the building will determine what features are required for an apartment building.

Current fire codes require that apartment buildings with 16 units in one building have certain safety features like fire walls, monitored alarm systems and sprinkler systems.

"I think sprinklers save lives probably better than anyother single feature that there is as far as fire prevention," said Beeler.

Apartment managers should know what kind of safety features they offer, and theyare required to keep an up-to-date maintenance record.

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Firefighters in Williston work in cold temperatures Friday after two large apartment buildings that were under construction caught fire overnight. Amy Dalrymple / Forum News Service

Firefighters in Williston work early Friday to extinguish fires at two large apartment buildings that were under construction in the Harvest Hill subdivision. Amy Dalrymple / Forum News Service

WILLISTON, N.D. Firefighters here are working in cold temperatures after two large apartment complexes under construction caught fire early Friday morning.

Volunteer Fire Chief Darwin Stevens said one three-story apartment building was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived about 2 a.m. Friday.

Wind coming from the east caused the fire to travel along the rooftops and destroy a second building, but firefighters were able to prevent the fire from spreading to a third building also under construction.

This is by far the biggest fire Ive ever seen, said Stevens, who has been with the fire department for 23 years.

The buildings are in the Harvest Hills subdivision in northwest Williston. The first building destroyed was the furthest along in construction and was expected to open in February, Stevens said.

About 40 volunteer firefighters took turns warming up in vehicles as they fought the blaze. No injuries or frost bite had been reported as of 9 a.m. today, Stevens said, but there had been some slips and falls on the thick ice that has developed.

Firefighters expect to remain on the scene for at least today. Volunteer firefighters from the neighboring community of Ray are at Willistons fire hall to respond to other calls.

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NEW YORK - Here's how a 1932 guide to Manhattan describes the view of Central Park from the 43-story Essex House: "an unbroken vista - unequalled anywhere in the city. ... Few apartment buildings in the world are more ideally located."

Today, here's how visitors typically describe the park view from One57, an apartment building a block south of the Essex House and more than twice its height: "Wow!"

The same can be said of the building itself. One57 exemplifies a new type of skyscraper - very tall, improbably slender, ostentatiously opulent - that is reshaping a famous skyline composed mostly of bulky office buildings.

One such apartment tower under construction, 432 Park Avenue, will have a top floor higher than the Empire State Building observation deck. Another will have a top floor higher than any in One World Trade Center, which is officially (by virtue of its spire) the nation's tallest building.

The 432 Park penthouse has sold for $95 million; two duplex apartments at One57, now nearing completion, also are under contract, each for more than $90 million. Even a studio apartment on a lower floor at 432 Park (designed for staff - a maid or butler) costs $1.59 million.

What's most striking about these towers is their shape. The boxy old World Trade Center twin towers had a ratio of base width to height of 1-to-7 (209 feet-to-1,368 feet); an apartment house about to begin construction next to the Steinway piano showroom on 57th Street will be a feathery 1-to-23.

Such towers, also found in Hong Kong and Dubai, are shifting the focus of high-rise construction. Twenty years ago, only five of the world's 100 tallest buildings were at least partly residential, compared with 31 today. They include the Princess Tower in Dubai, at 1,358 feet the world's tallest apartment house.

Carol Willis, director of the Skyscraper Museum here, says this pencil-thin phase in American high rise building is dictated by "the logic of luxury."

These towers are built for a trans-national nouveau riche looking for a second (or third or fourth) home. Having made fortunes in nations less regulated economically and less stable politically than the USA, these buyers want a safe investment as much as, or more than, shelter. And they don't want to pay New York resident income taxes.

As a result, mansion-size apartments with 30-mile views will go unoccupied much or most of the time. Not since the Gilded Age, when Vanderbilts and Astors spent only a few months each summer at their marble Newport "cottages," will so much expensive space be so little inhabited.

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SIDNEY, Ohio (WDTN) - Sidney fire officials said there may not have been working smoke detectors when an apartment building burned late Thursday night.

It happened around midnight at a four unit apartment building at 946 Port Jefferson Road and Clinton Avenue in Sidney.

2 NEWS was first on the scene as fire crews arrived.

They said fire engulfed a first floor apartment which they believe started near a kitchen area.

Three of the four units were occupied and those residents were quickly evacuated, forced out into the bitter cold along with their pets.

Several area fire departments assisted, relieving Sidney firefighters fighting the cold temperatures.

Investigators inside the smoldering building looked for signs of ignition.

Fire officials told 2 NEWS no one was hurt as all three residents were able to get out safely.

The Red Cross is assisting the displaced residents.

Cause and damage estimates have not been determined.

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NEW YORK - Here's how a 1932 guide to Manhattan describes the view of Central Park from the 43-story Essex House: "an unbroken vista - unequaled anywhere in the city. ... Few apartment buildings in the world are more ideally located."

Today, here's how visitors typically describe the park view from One57, an apartment building a block south of the Essex House and more than twice its height: "Wow!"

The same can be said of the building itself. One57 exemplifies a new type of skyscraper - very tall, improbably slender, ostentatiously opulent - that is reshaping a famous skyline composed mostly of bulky office buildings.

One such apartment tower under construction, 432 Park Avenue, will have a top floor higher than the Empire State Building's observation deck. Another will have a top floor higher than any in One World Trade Center, which is officially (by virtue of its spire) the nation's tallest building.

The 432 Park penthouse has sold for $95 million; two duplex apartments at One57, now nearing completion, also are under contract, each for more than $90 million. Even a studio apartment on a lower floor at 432 Park (designed for staff - a maid or butler) costs $1.59 million.

Such prices seem incongruous in a nation that has yet to recover from the 2008 financial crisis; that lost its lead in skyscraper construction decades ago; and that suffered a terrorist attack in 2001 that seemed to dampen enthusiasm for high-rise living.

And these mansion-size apartments with 30-mile views will go unoccupied much or most of the time. Not since the Gilded Age, when Vanderbilts and Astors spent only a few months each summer at their marble Newport "cottages," will so much expensive space be so little inhabited.

But what's most striking about these towers is their shape. The boxy old World Trade Center twin towers had a ratio of base width to height of 1-to-7 (209 feet-to-1,368 feet); an apartment house about to begin construction next to the Steinway piano showroom on 57th Street will be a feathery 1-to-23.

That kind of skinniness, also found in skyscrapers in Hong Kong and Dubai, is shifting the focus of high-rise construction. Twenty years ago, only five of the world's 100 tallest buildings were at least partly residential, compared with 31 today. They include the Princess Tower in Dubai, at 1,358 feet the world's tallest apartment house.

These towers are shaped by their clientele: a transnational nouveau riche looking for a second (or third or fourth) home. Having made fortunes in nations less regulated economically and less stable politically than the USA, these buyers want a safe investment as much as, or more than, shelter. And they don't want to pay New York resident income taxes.

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South Bend, Ind. The housing boom continues in Downtown South Bend.

A site sale approved Thursday will result in the construction of a brand new four story building at the intersection of Hill and Colfax in the East Bank Village.

The $2.9 million project will add 13 apartment units to the mix. The developers are set to break ground in the spring.

We're not a loft but we would have some of that type of feel higher ceilings, stainless steel open floor plan to really attract that young professional demographic so it will seem high scale but our pricing and what we're looking to do for market rental rates will be feasible for that demographic, says Audra Sieradzki from Colfax at Hill.

The ground floor of the apartment building will be leased as commercial space. The city owns the development site, but Thursday agreed to sell it for $20,000.

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