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A large in a single day blaze brought on vital injury to deserted college buildings in Halifax’s north finish which were described as a “known hazard” for potential fires.
The union representing Halifax firefighters says a lot of its members have been known as to the large construction hearth round 2 a.m. Sunday, and the blaze escalated rapidly.
Brent Williams, a spokesperson for Halifax Skilled Hearth Fighters IAFF Native 268, says on the hearth’s peak there have been 44 firefighters on the scene of the fires within the long-vacant college buildings on Agricola Avenue.
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The 44 firefighters symbolize nearly half of the out there each day workers minimal throughout the 5,700 sq. kilometre municipality.
Williams says the Bloomfield college web site, which is owned by a developer and sits vacant, has been a “known hazard for some time.”
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Halifax Regional Hearth and Emergency says in a press release on social media the blaze was introduced below management round 5:45 a.m. and no accidents have been reported.
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The fireplace division says the reason for the blaze is below investigation and firefighters remained on scene Sunday to place out hidden fires.
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