Officials are investigating the third blaze so far this week involving a homeless encampment in London, Ont.
Fire crews received multiple reports of a large encampment fire in the area of Adelaide Street South and Royce Court around 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
According to a series of posts to X, formerly known as Twitter, members of the London Fire Department worked quickly to tackle the blaze, knocking down most of the fire by around 5:30 p.m.
No injuries were reported.
The city’s Coordinated Informed Response (CIR) team — which provides outreach and support to Londoners without housing — was contacted after the blaze was extinguished and asked to attend the scene.
The investigation into the cause of the blaze is ongoing.
The fire, the third involving a homeless encampment in the city this week, also comes a week after fire officials issued a plea, asking those living in encampments to avoid lighting fires as the cold weather approaches amid an influx of similar calls.
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