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CN rail building in Halifax a total loss, cause of fire under investigation

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency investigators sweep through the scene of a fire at a CN rail yard at Chisholm Avenue on Nov. 10, 2019. Alexander Quon/Global News

Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency say the remains of an abandoned building at a CN Railyard has now been turned over to officials with the company.

Officials with the municipal fire department believe the building, which sat empty for a few years prior to being consumed by a weekend fire, is a “total loss.”

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Crews were called to the scene at the end of Chisholm Avenue at approximately 5 p.m. on Saturday and spent the night and much of Sunday morning battling the blaze.

Crews work to extinguish a fire at the CN Rail yard in Halifax on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. Graeme Benjamin/Global News

An excavator was even called in to assist with efforts battling the blaze — knocking down some of the building’s walls.

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No injuries were reported as a result of the fire.

On Sunday, investigators and workers clad in hard hats and reflective vests were observed picking through the rubble.

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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

With files from Jesse Thomas, Graeme Benjamin 

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