Photos: 5-alarm apartment fire in Houston, March 25, 2014

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5-alarm apartment fire in Houston, 03.25.14

A five-alarm fire destroyed a large apartment complex under construction in Houston and drew hundreds of emergency personnel on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. No injuries were reported.

A man views a five-alarm fire that ignited inside an apartment construction site at the corner of Marconi Street and Dallas Avenue, on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. All construction workers who had been in the high-rise building were accounted for, and no injuries have been reported. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

Houston firefighters spray water trying to extinguish a five-alarm fire at an apartment complex under construction, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. All construction workers who had been at the site were accounted for, and no injuries have been reported. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

Houston firefighters work to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site near Magnolia Cemetery Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Eric Kayne)

A firefighters carries an additional water hose to as firefighters work to contain and extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

In this photo provided by Christopher Laski a large apartment complex under construction is consumed by fire, sending black smoke billowing into the sky and drawing hundreds of emergency personnel, Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Houston fire officials say no injuries have been reported as a result of the dramatic blaze first reported about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. (AP Photo/ Christopher Laski)

Spectators watch an apartment under construction burn as Houston firefighters work to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

Houston firefighters work to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Eric Kayne)

People take photos as Houston firefighters work to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

Houston firefighters work to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

Houston firefighters work to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Eric Kayne)

Houston firefighters work to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Eric Kayne)

Houston firefighters work to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

Houston firefighters work to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

Houston firefighters work to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Eric Kayne)

Houston firefighters work to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Eric Kayne)

Houston firefighters see a second building catch fire as they attempt to contain a five-alarm fire at a construction site Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

Houston firefighters spray water from atop a ladder trying to extinguish a five-alarm fire at a construction site Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

Concerned citizen Craig Guidry splashes water on a smoldering cypress tree in Magnolia Cemetery as five-alarm fire burn at a nearby construction site Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. Fire officials said more than 200 emergency personnel were at the scene Tuesday afternoon and were working to protect nearby buildings. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Eric Kayne)

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A man views a five-alarm fire that ignited inside an apartment construction site at the corner of Marconi Street and Dallas Avenue, on Tuesday, March 25, 2014, in Houston. All construction workers who had been in the high-rise building were accounted for, and no injuries have been reported. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)

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