Townhouse in Lower Sackville badly damaged by fire

A home in Lower Sackville, N.S., was heavily damaged by a fire on Monday.

A townhouse in Lower Sackville, N.S., has been badly damaged following a fire Monday morning.

Crews were called to the scene on Cornerstone Terrace just before 9 a.m.

The fire was in the end of a five-unit, multi-storied townhouse complex.

Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency says the fire was quickly knocked down and all occupants got out safely.

The intersection of Stokil Drive and Beaver Bank Road was closed and motorists were asked to avoid the area. It opened later in the morning.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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