Dive Brief:

• People who live in apartments next to where a multifamily building is being built in the Glendale section of Denver were evacuated Saturday night because of an intense fire at the construction site.
• People reported being able to see the fire from miles away when it was reported a little before midnight, and the Denver Fire Department sent 23 companies to the blaze.
• There was no immediate information about a possible cause of the fire or what contractor was constructing the wood-frame building in a former parking lot.

Dive Insight:

A reporter said he could hear wood exploding from the intense heat of the fire. Firefighters concentrated on the neighboring buildings, spraying water on them to prevent flying embers from spreading there.