Fire prompts evacuation of emergency shelter in Halifax

A Halifax shelter was evacuated Wednesday morning due to a small fire in the laundry room.

Metro Turning Point provides emergency shelter for men experiencing homelessness, including veterans.

Emergency crews were called to the building on Barrington Street around 8 a.m.

Officials say the fire started in a laundry dryer and was quickly extinguished.

No one was injured but the shelter was evacuated as a precaution.

An inbound lane was closed to traffic on Barrington Street, snarling traffic during the morning rush hour.

All lanes have since reopened to traffic.

Metro Turning Point is expected to reopen sometime today.