One person displaced after Kitchener fire on King Street West

A Kitchener Fire Department truck is seen on Monday, Dec. 22, 2014. (Nicole Lampa / CTV Kitchener)

Six people were evacuated from a three-storey building in Kitchener as crews responded to a fire.

Firefighters were called to King Street West on Tuesday around 6:15 p.m. Kitchener Fire officials said the building included a vacant commercial unit on the ground floor and residential units on the second and third floors.

King Street West was closed between Queen Street and Ontario Street as firefighters fought the blaze and then ventilated the building due to heavy smoke.

“The fire was accidental and was contained to the contents within one apartment unit,” a release from the City of Kitchener said. “There is no structural damage to the building.”

Six people were evacuated during the fire, and one person will need to find a new place to stay.

Officials believe the fire caused approximately $50,000 worth of damage.