Crews on scene at structure fire in Hammonds Plains
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency is at the scene of a structure fire on Wildberry Lane in Hammonds Plains, N.S.
Crews were called to the scene off Pockwock Road sometime before 3 p.m. on Monday.
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency told CBC News it's a structure and vehicle fire with some spread into the woods.
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