Fire crews still battling downtown fire

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Firefighters are still on the scene of the downtown fire Friday morning.

Early Thursday morning, fire destroyed a $28 million apartment complex under-construction in downtown Indianapolis. That fire is still smoldering over 27 hours later.

As of 6:30 a.m., there were six fire trucks still on the scene putting water on some areas of the building.

Public safety officials say they are concerned that parts of the building may still collapse due to heavy fire damage and the amount of water used to fight the flames.

Fire crews have been working around the clock trying to put out hot spots, and they may have to keep doing that for several days.

Investigators will also be working at the scene Friday to figure out what caused the fire.

"They'll start with the owners, they'll start with workers, they'll start with witnesses, they'll try to see if they can come up with anything that maybe somebody saw, somebody heard. I'm sure there are a billion different stories about what people think they know or saw or whatever about the fire. Hopefully, they'll be able to come to some conclusion, but it will take a while," said Captain Rita Reith of the Indianapolis Fire Department.

Captain Reith said due to the magnitude of the fire 12 fire investigators from IMPD, IFD, and ATF are trying to determine the cause of the fire. She said it could be days before they determine a cause.

No one was injured in the massive fire at the new development called Cosmopolitan on the Canal , an upscale apartment complex has been under construction for a year now. The building was just months away from opening its doors. Now, the developers will have to start all over. The development is considered a total loss.