An overnight fire at 100 Pinecrest Drive has displaced about a dozen tenants.
Halifax Regional Police and Halifax Fire officials were called to the two-storey building shortly after 3:30 a.m.
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The blaze left the apartment building with extensive damage.
The Canadian Red Cross has arranged emergency housing for six adults and is providing those six, plus a seventh adult, with emergency items like clothing and food.
The building’s other tenants have made their own arrangements.
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation at this time, however, it is considered to be suspicious.