A house fire in Spry Harbour, N.S., forced officials to temporarily close Highway 7 as they attempted to battle the blaze on Sunday.
An official with the Halifax Regional Municipality said that Highway 7 in the area of Twin Bridges was closed in both directions, although by 1 p.m. at least one lane had been re-opened.
Jude Gerrard heard of the structure fire and went down to check on it as he has elderly relatives in the area.
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Gerrard says that the fire looked to have started in the kitchen area.
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“Flames were through the roof and smoke was coming out of the roof vents on the opposite side,” he said.
“Smoke was very thick and preventing [visibility] on the highway in front [of the home].”
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency reportedly received the call at approximately 11:00 a.m.
Several units responded to the scene.
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