Complete coverage: Downtown Raleigh fire causes devastation


Raleigh apartment engulfed in flames

A five-alarm fire engulfed an apartment building under construction in downtown Raleigh near the Glenwood South restaurant and bar district on March 16, 2017. The fire spread to nine nearby buildings and forced evacuations. The Quorum Center and Link apartments suffered extensive damage. A firefighter cut by glass is the only known injury from the fire, believed to be Raleigh's largest in almost 100 years. A year later, the cause of the fire remains unknown but investigators are using information obtained from Google via a search warrant as they look into the possibility of arson.