Gilbert apartment complex destroyed, 3-alarm fire
An apartment complex under construction went up in flames in Gilbert on Saturday night.
Posted:Oct 16 2016 12:20PM MST
Updated:Oct 16 2016 12:21PM MST GILBERT (KSAZ) -
An apartment complex under construction went up in flames in Gilbert on Saturday night.
A massive 3-alarm fire broke out and destroyed four buildings that were under construction.
The fire broke out at around 7 p.m. at an apartment complex near Guadalupe and Gilbert Road.
Four buildings went up in flames but luckily no one was inside those brand new apartments.
Two nearby apartment buildings had to be evacuated .
After several hours the fire was put out by more than 100 firefighters.
The Battalion Chief told FOX 10 that was a huge loss for the community.
That was the second fire that has broken out at an apartment complex under construction in that area.
The last fire happened in April and it was a 5-alarm fire.