Fire breaks out on Dartmouth apartment building balcony
An apartment building appears to have been damaged following a fire in Dartmouth, N.S., Wednesday morning.
Crews responded to a three-storey apartment building on Primrose Street around 9:40 a.m.
They found heavy fire on a second-floor balcony, which had extended to the floor above.
Crews needed an aerial truck to help get the fire under control.
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.
At 9:39 AM, #hfxfirefighters responded to reports of a fire in a three-storey apartment building in Dartmouth. Our members arrived to heavy fire on a second-floor balcony that had extended to the floor above. Our members quickly went to work, with an aggressive fire attack… pic.twitter.com/iFB0f6iHnV — Halifax Professional Fire Fighters (@hfxfirefighters) June 18, 2025
CTV Atlantic has reached out to Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency for more information on Wednesday's fire.
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