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Fire causes $250,000 in damages to Peterborough apartment building

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Park Street apartment fire in Peterborough
Fire caused $250,000 in damages at an apartment building on Park Street in Peterborough on Monday – Mar 13, 2018

Damage is estimated at $25o,000 following a fire at an apartment building in Peterborough on Monday.

Firefighters responded around 5:30 p.m. to a building on Park Street, just south of Hunter St.

Someone called 911 after spotting smoke coming from the back of an upper floor apartment, which was vacant at the time.

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The fire was quickly knocked down by firefighters.

Several nearby units within the home were evacuated as a precaution. No  one was injured.

Park Street South was blocked to traffic for several hours.

Peterborough Fire Services says the cause of the fire has yet to be determined.

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