GIANT TREEHOUSE IN TENN. DESTROYED BY FIRE IN MINUTES

TENN.» One of the tallCROSSVILLE, est treehouses in the world has burned down.

News outlets report the 97-foottall treehouse caught fire and quickly burned Tuesday night. No injuries were reported.

The treehouse was built by Horace Burgess, an architect-turnedminister. He said God commanded him to build the sprawling treehouse as a means of ministry.

It took him about 19 years to build it with salvaged woods scraps and recycled metal. The structure spanned several trees and was a tourist destination until the fire marshal deemed it a public-safety hazard. — The Associated Press