(CNN) Three buildings undergoing construction were destroyed in a massive fire Saturday in Fairfax County, Virginia, outside of Washington, DC. County firefighters responded to the four-alarm fire and found a five-story building in flames near Alexandria. Well there's something you don't see every day. Happening now in my neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia pic.twitter.com/vtCB3v0dX1 — Ismail Royer (@IsmailRoyer) February 8, 2020The fire was contained after five area fire crews spent around eight hours battling the flames. The buildings that burned were part of a large mixed-use development called South Alex in what is called the Penn Daw area, WJLA reported.

Source: CNN February 09, 2020 00:14 UTC