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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco fire investigators on Wednesday were looking into whether welding work was to blame for a massive blaze that barreled through an apartment building construction site, threatening nearby buildings, prompting evacuations and forcing officials to call in about half the city's on-duty firefighters to prevent its spread.

As fire crews doused hotspots in the charred remains of the block-long apartment complex, city officials said they narrowly avoided a catastrophe in an up-and-coming neighborhood near the San Francisco Giants ballpark.

"I think we're very lucky that the fire didn't jump anymore," Mayor Ed Lee said.

The exact cause of the fire - one of the city's largest in recent years - was under investigation, but fire officials were looking into preliminary reports that workers were doing torch work at the site shortly before the fire was reported around 5 p.m. Tuesday, Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White said.

The five-alarm fire created a plume of black smoke that was visible for miles and led to the evacuation of nearby buildings, as more than 150 firefighters were called in to contain it. One of the walls of the burning building collapsed about an hour after the fire began.

The blaze also cracked windows on an apartment building, Strata at Mission Bay, across the street and sent an ember onto the roof of a University of California, San Francisco building in the neighborhood. Two firefighter suffered minor injuries.

The fire was fueled by wood frames and other materials at the site, Hayes-White said. Since it was under construction, the building also had no fire suppression systems.

"Our objective last night, which we were able to achieve, was to contain (the fire) to the building of origin," she said.

Fire officials did not have an exact estimate on the damage on Wednesday, but said the entire six-story building was considered a loss.

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A five-alarm fire that destroyed an apartment building under construction in the city's Mission Bay neighborhood on Tuesday is not yet under control this morning.

Firefighters are continuing to put water on the blaze, which burned at a construction site at Fourth and China Basin streets, but flames are no longer visible.

The neighborhood smells of smoke, and water is cascading down the sides of the gutted building and running onto Fourth Street.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee said at a news conference at the scene this morning that the cause of the fire remains under investigation, but noted that it started above ground.

"They were doing some welding, we don't know what occurred there," Lee said.

The building that burned was part of a development project by BRE Properties known as MB360. Company officials released a statement Tuesday saying that the building was known as Block 5, which contained 172 units under construction.

Lee identified the contractor as Suffolk Construction Co. He said a sprinkler system was being installed at the site but was not yet operational at the time the fire started.

The blaze was reported shortly before 5 p.m. and grew quickly, sending up a dark plume of smoke that could be seen from many parts of the Bay Area. Flames spread and engulfed the building, and there was initial concern that the blaze could spread to other structures.

Nearby apartments were evacuated, and heat from the flames shattered a number of windows of neighboring buildings.

"I think we're very lucky that the fire didn't jump any more," the mayor said.

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For years Home Exterior Systems, a home improvement company based in the Houston area, has been racking up the awards for its exceptional service. And in 2014, the companys recognition continues; Home Exterior Systems has recently received a Best of Houzz 2014 Service Award for Client Satisfaction from Houzz.

Houzz awards Client Satisfaction designations based on a variety of factors, which include the number and quality of the client reviews received regarding companies in 2013. A platform for home design and remodeling, Houzz connects millions of homeowners online. At the Houzz website, homeowners put up pictures of their house interior and exterior features, showcasing the work that the home improvement companies have performed. Houzz records 16 million usersfondly known as "Houzzers"on a monthly basis, and the website currently has over 230 million photos. The Houzz platform prides itself on being the largest residential home design database on earth.

Founded by Houston resident Jay Sanchez, Home Exterior Systems has built a reputation for providing outstanding services. Currently, at its Houzz profile, the company has a 5-star cumulative rating, the highest possible. With its focus on the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metropolitan area, Home Exterior Systems has been around since 2003 and has been a member of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) since 2005. The company provides a 12-year personal warranty on their workmanship and labor, and it is licensed through the Texas Residential Construction Commission.

Upon receiving the award from Houzz, the recipient can display a Best of Houzz 2014 badge on the company website. The badge also appears on the company's profile at Houzz.com. That way, homeowners looking for home improvement services can easily spot the very best Houzz has to offer. Home Exterior Systems was recently honored with the Best of Houzz 2014 Service Award for Client Satisfaction for their excellence.

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LAS VEGAS, NV -- Neolith, a brand of all-natural, premium compact surfaces for kitchen and bathroom countertops, flooring, interior wall cladding applications and exterior facades, unveiled its new Classtone product line at the 2014 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS). The product features a marble aesthetic imprinted on Neolith's reliable, high-performance brand of sintered compact surface, a new material category in the industry.

"Neolith is perfect for architects, interior designers and other industry professionals who really aim at impressing their clients with striking designs and high-performance spaces," said Mario Ramirez, sales representative, North American markets, TheSize, LLC. "Experts are able to add a touch of lasting extravagance to homes, knowing that their clients can depend on the product for years to come."

The Classtone line is the latest addition to the growing portfolio of the Neolith brand, manufactured by Spanish company, TheSize. In an effort to connect past and future, Classtone pulls from the sheer sophistication of marble and pairs it with the innovative design and technical features of Neolith's classic product. Utilizing Neolith Digital Design (NDD), the state of the art decoration technique to attain marble-like features, the result is simple, yet attention-grabbing: a revival of classicism able to compete in the modern age. The product comes in four warm and intense colors: Pulpis, Marfil, Estauario and Marquina. Available in a 1/2" thickness, Classtone is especially suited for countertops.

The Neolith brand is the outcome of the latest research and development processes in the industry. The product is 100 percent natural, composed of raw materials--clays, feldspar, silica and natural mineral oxides--and is recyclable. Neolith has near-zero porosity, making the product hygienic, stain resistant, easy to clean and impervious to chemicals. The product is also wear, scratch, heat resistant and its colors, because they are all-natural, do not vary when exposed to UV rays. Additionally, the product is lightweight and easy to install, making Neolith suitable for virtually every indoor and outdoor home surface.

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WESTBROOK - In the proposed town government budget the selectmen adopted in a 2-1 vote last week, town spending would rise by 4.1 percent to $8,341,097 and annual town debt payments by $63,451 or 2.5 percent. The proposal also funds requested additions to some town staff members' hours and several new positions.

"People-town staff, chairs of town board and commissions-were all very much engaged in the entire budget process," said First Selectman Noel Bishop.

The combined budget of town government and debt service payments would rise to $10,921,149 from $10,525,423 in the current year, an overall town budget increase of $395,726 or 3.8 percent.

Had the original requests from town staff and board and commission chairs all been granted, it would have meant a 5.5 percent increase in non-personnel accounts. The Board of Selectmen (BOS) in a memo told these spending units that the non-personnel spending increase target was three percent and asked each unit to suggest 2.75 percent in specific cuts from their budgets.

"This year we used three-year trend line spending reports to guide our decision-making," said Bishop.

The reports allowed the selectmen to identify which town spending units didn't spend their appropriations fully over the past few years or whose spending fluctuated.

Selectman Chris Ehlert had a different view of the budget process that the Board of Selectmen followed to arrive at a final number this year.

"This was the most convoluted and haphazard budget process I've participated in as an elected town official," said Ehlert. "I couldn't support the budget because of the process by which the BOS arrived at the final budget number. It was misleading to town department heads and chairs of boards and commissions."

Ehlert, a Democrat, voted against the proposed town budget. Republicans Bishop and Selectman John Hall III voted to approve it.

"We're still not looking as selectmen at saving money in the budget by exploring shared services with the Board of Education, by bidding out our contracts for oil and electricity, or cutting the $75,000 town contingency account, which I view as a slush fund," said Ehlert. "I believe we could have gotten to a three percent increase without reducing town services."

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