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Morning fire causes road closure on Hamilton Mountain

Firefighters were called to a home on West 5th Street, south of Mohawk Road, just before 4 a.m. Don Mitchell

The Ontario Fire Marshall will be investigating  a house fire on the Hamilton Mountain on Tuesday morning.

The Hamilton Fire Department confirmed to Global News Radio 900 CHML that crews were called to a home on West 5th Street south of Mohawk Road just before 4 a.m.

Hamilton Police Service later posted a tweet saying West 5th Street was closed in both directions due to the blaze.

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Officials say no one was inside the home.

Investigators will be on scene throughout the day to determine the cause of the fire.

More to come.

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