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WEBVTT PREPORTER: YOU CAN SEE THIS PBUILDING IS COMPLETELY GUTTED PTHERE'S NO ROOF UP THERE. PFIREFIGHTERS SAY IT COLLAPSED PDURING THE FIRE. PTHIS BUILDING IS CONSIDERED PNOW IT'S UP TO INVESTIGATORS TO PFIGURE HOW HOW THIS ALL STARTE PMASSIVE FLAMES POURED INTO THE PNIGHT SKY PALONG WITH LARGE PLUMES OF THICK PSMOKE. PFIREFIGHTERS WORKED FOR HOURS PTHIS MORNING TO CONTROL THIS PBLAZE IN NOB HILL. P>> ALL OF A SUDDEN I SAW JUST PBILLOWING SMOKE COMING THROUGH PTHE FRONT. PREPORTER: DAVID ORTEGA WAS PWORKING AT A HOTEL ACROSS THE PSTREET WHEN HE SAW THE FLAMES. PTHE FIRE STARTED AT THE CORNER POF CENTRAL AND CARLISLE WHERE PNEW LUXURY CONDOMINIUMS CALLED PTHE CARLISLE WERE BEING BUILT. PFIREFIGHTERS SAY WHEN THEY GOT PTHERE THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT PFIRES BURNING INSIDE THE PBUILDING. P>> THIS IS A TRAGEDY FOR THE PNOB HILL AREA BECAUSE PEOPLE PWERE ABOUT TO MOVE INTO THIS PBUILDING. PREPORTER: THE WEBSITE FOR THE PCARLISLE SAYS THE BUILDING WAS PGOING TO HOUSE 34 LUXURY CONDOS. PWE'VE LEARNED PEOPLE HAD ALREADY PCOMMITTED TO LIVING IN 14 OF PTHOSE UNITS. PDEVELOPER KENNY HINKES TELLS ME PHE DOESN'T HAVE A PLAN YET ON PWHERE HE'LL GO FROM HERE. P>> IT'S A LITTLE EARLY TO PCOMMENT ON ANYTHING SPECIFIC. PREPORTER: YOU CAN SEE FROM SKY P7, THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING IS PCOMPLETELY GONE. PFIREFIGHTERS SAY IT COLLAPSED PDURING THE FIRE, AND RIGHT NOW, PIT'S STILL NOT SAFE FOR PINVESTIGATORS. PIT'LL BE AT LEAST A WEEK BEFORE PTHEY'LL EVEN BE ABLE TO GET PINSIDE. PFIRE OFFICIALS TELL ME THIS PINVESTIGATION COULD TAKE MONTHS PBECAUSE OF THE EXTENT OF THE PDAMAGE, P>> OBVIOUSLY WE LOOK AT PEVERYTHING FROM THE ANGLE THAT PIT COULD POTENTIALLY BE ARSON. PREPORTER: THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PHAS SHUT DOWN A COUPLE OF NEARBY PBUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE PWEEKEND AS A PRECAUTION. PLIVE IN NOB HILL, I'M SANDRA

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Massive flames and large plumes of thick smoke poured into the sky Wednesday morning when a fire erupted at the corner of Central Ave. and Carlisle Blvd. in Nob Hill. According to the Albuquerque Fire Department, the fire started about 1:30 a.m. at the site where new luxury condominiums, named “The Carlisle,” were being built. “All of a sudden, I saw just billowing smoke coming through the front. The whole building just engulfed itself in flames,” said David Ortega, who saw the flames while he was working across the street at a hotel. Firefighters worked four hours to control the flames. AFD Battalion Commander Jed Hyland said there were two fires burning inside the building when firefighters arrived. “Obviously, we look at everything from the angle that it could potentially be arson,” said Hyland. Hyland said the roof of the building collapsed, and it is still unsafe for firefighters to go inside the building. An AFD spokesperson said it could be a week before fire investigators will be able to get inside the building. The investigation could take months because of the extent of the damage. “This is a tragedy for the Nob Hill area, because people were about to move into this building,” said Hyland. A statement on the website for The Carlisle said the building was going to house 34 luxury condos. The developer, Kenny Hinkes, said people had already committed to moving into some of those units once they were complete. Hinkes said it’s too early to determine what will happen next. The Carlisle was being built right next to the Ragin’ Shrimp restaurant. Owner Nicholas Nellos said he’s grateful the flames didn’t spread to his business, but that he did have extensive smoke and water damage. Firefighters shut down his business through the rest of the holiday weekend because they said it is not safe for him to go inside. That was bad news for Nellos, who was supposed to fry Thanksgiving turkeys with sides for about 500 people. “It was like getting ready for a big game and the game got canceled,” said Nellos. He spent the day calling 50 different families to tell them he was not going to be able to deliver. “Across the board, everyone is being very understanding, which I didn't expect. I thought I was going to get some very upset people,” said Nellos. Nellos said the fire department told him he might be able to get back inside his business by Sunday or Monday. In the meantime, the charred structure may impact holiday shopping this week. Traffic nearby has dwindled from four lanes to two. Wednesday evening, drivers had to navigate their way through a sea of orange cones to get through Nob Hill. Carolyn Chavez, the Executive Director for the Nob Hill Main Street group, says the timing of the fire is terrible. "Most of our retail merchants make the majority of their year in these last couple of months," Chavez said. "Our hope is that things get back to normal as soon as possible." Chavez said she wants to encourage families to still visit Nob Hill this week to eat and shop, adding that businesses need all the support they can get--especially during construction for the Albuquerque Rapid Transit Project.