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Hamilton apartment evacuated after fire overnight

File photo. Jeremy Cohn / Global News

TORONTO – A three-alarm fire caused major damage at a heritage apartment building in Hamilton overnight.

About 40 people were forced to leave their homes and wait in city buses to keep warm.

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It took fire crews more than 4 hours to knock down the blaze.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation and there’s no word yet on a cost of the damage.

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