Fire breaks out on Dartmouth apartment building balcony, cause under investigation

An apartment building appears to have been damaged following a fire in Dartmouth, N.S., Wednesday morning.

Crews responded to the building on Primrose Street around 9:40 a.m.

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency says they found heavy fire on the fourth-floor balcony, which extended to the floor above and the roof line.

Crews needed an aerial truck to help get the fire under control.

Approximately 48 crew members responded to the scene.

Halifax Fire says a courtesy bus was brought in for residents to stay in while the fire was extinguished. All of the building’s occupants were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported.

The fire was declared out just after 11 a.m.

The building was then deemed safe for residents to return.

Halifax Professional Fire Fighters says it is the same building where a major fire broke out in 2018. One person died as a result of that fire and a second person was sent to hospital.

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency says the cause of Wednesday’s fire is under investigation.

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