Halifax home badly damaged by fire, no one injured

Halifax firefighters battled a house fire on Lady Hammond Road Tuesday night.

Crews responded to the fire around 8:00 p.m.

Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency says the structure is a home that was turned into two rental units.

Before crews arrived, HRFE says police helped one person on the second floor exit the building.

No one was injured and the fire was quickly extinguished.

Crews were on scene for about an hour and a half.

Halifax Fire says there is heavy damage on the first floor.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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