Massive fire burns empty building complex in Oklahoma City
Crews are continuing to battle a massive fire that ripped through an empty hotel and apartment complex in northwest Oklahoma City that was under construction and nearing completion
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Your support makes all the difference.A massive fire ripped through an empty five-story hotel and apartment complex in northwest Oklahoma City that was under construction, fire officials said.
There were no injuries reported in the blaze late Tuesday at the construction site, which prompted a “five-alarm response” with more than 80 firefighters on the scene, said Oklahoma City Fire Department Battalion Chief Benny Fulkerson.
Crews continued to battle the blaze Wednesday morning, more than 12 hours after it broke out.
“There was fire on the roof when we got here," Fulkerson said. “The roofing material involved was kind of a rubbery material that does not go out easily with water once it’s on fire. It was just melting and pooling and continued to burn and it just spread very quickly across the rooftop of this large building."
Fulkerson said there was extensive water and smoke damage throughout the structure.