A massive fire tore through a construction site of a mixed-use building in Oakland early Friday and triggered evacuations of neighboring homes. The building is a mixed-use project known as Alta Waverly, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. During the firefight, scaffolding along the building and a large crane came perilously close to collapsing on firefighters and residents, White said. As the crane took on heat, fire officials said, it started spinning. The fire’s heat was detected on a weather satellite from space, according to the National Weather Service in San Francisco.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 07, 2017 13:37 UTC