The fire broke out late Saturday night. It caused more than $1million in damage and leveled 24 units, as well as the complex'scommunity center.

Flames shot more than 100 feet in the air from the site, onIrvine Boulevard between Jamboree and Culver roads. Chunks ofburning debris rained down on some neighboring condominiums,forcing the evacuation of more than 100 people.

The unfinished complex, called Solana, was slated to open by theend of this year. A spokesman for the Orange County Fire Authoritysays investigators hope to determine the cause of the blazesoon.

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