Firefighters in US North Carolina's Capital Extinguish Five-Alarm Fire (VIDEO)

A five-alarm fire, which erupted in an apartment building under construction in the US city of Raleigh in North Carolina on Thursday night, has been extinguished.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the CBS broadcaster, citing officials, the fire was reported shortly after 10 p.m. [03:00 GMT]. The fire spread to other four buildings.

There have been no reports about casualties or those trapped in the buildings. Local authorities have organized shelters for those displaced by the blaze.

Downtown #raleighfire pic.twitter.com/pTMKcOijJr

— Alison Fowler (@alfowlfa) 17 марта 2017 г.

#RaleighFire Massive fire in downtown #Raleigh tonight. I hope everyone in the adjacent buildings is okay pic.twitter.com/JWAsYsmlNt

— Al Bree (@nlitenmebabe) 17 марта 2017 г.

An investigation into the the causes of the fire has reportedly been launched.

1/2 Looked out my window and saw this. What a horrific feeling. Massive fire in downtown Raleigh. #raleigh #raleighfire pic.twitter.com/hYngoIhcbN

— Jeff Bramwell (@jeffbramwell) 17 марта 2017 г.