A vacant apartment building fire in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood created a massive cloud of smoke early Friday morning.

The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) first shared on social media that it was responding to the flames in the 1700 block of Belmont Avenue inside a three-story building. Shortly after, Seattle Fire shared that the response was upgraded after the fire extended to the building behind the vacant building.

The department says the roof of the original building that caught fire is at risk of collapse, leading Seattle crews to take up a defensive position and get water into the building from a safe distance.

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