MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Neighbors in northeast Minneapolis woke up in disbelief on Sunday morning, as a massive fire made a chilly September day feel more like mid-July.

Massive fie in northeast Minneapolis

The backstory:

"This morning at 4:30 in the morning… I smelled some smoke," neighbor Washington Castillo said. "When I walked on my deck, I could see the flames. They were like so high up, I was like wait a minute, is that my neighbor's house?"

Minneapolis firefighters say the fire took off inside of an abandoned lumber warehouse, before spreading to a total of four abandoned commercial buildings.

Parts of the structures collapsed in the heat.

Cause of the fire under investigation

What they're saying:

For now, Minneapolis Fire Assistant Chief Melanie Rucker says the cause of t

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