As smoke continues to fill the Birmingham sky Friday and crews work to put the fire out, American Red Cross said at least 18 people don't have a home to go back into in the Five Points South neighborhood.

Fire crews started responding to the fire around 5:30 a.m. at a vacant business on 20th Street South. It then spread to two apartment and condominium buildings.

The wood frame building, which had originally been a house, became fully engulfed in intense flames and the roof collapsed.

Hearst Owned Birmingham business fire

Birmingham Fire and Rescue officials said the fire spread to brick apartment and condominium buildings on either side. A total of three buildings have been involved.

Watch a timelapse of the fire below.

Within a couple of hours, one of the brick buildings where th

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