BREAKING NEWS: LOCAL FIRE ENGULFS HISTORIC BUILDING

A major fire ravaged a landmark/historic/venerable building in the heart of our city this afternoon. Flames raged through the structure/the edifice/the building, sending a plume/thick clouds/masses of black smoke into the sky/the air/above. Firefighters {battled{ fiercely to contain the blaze, but the fire's intensity made progress difficult. The c