Hamilton fire is estimating the cost of damage to a Hamilton marine supply store is in the neighbourhood of $3 million after a mid-day multiple alarm blaze on Monday.
The Office of the Fire Marshal and the Ministry of the Environment are checking out the structure and contents that were exposed to the “deep-seated, well-involved fire” at Brewer’s Marine Supply on Guise Avenue, just southwest of John Street North.
“The alarm was then upgraded to a third alarm, given the heavy fire conditions,” Assistant Deputy Chief Shawn De Jager told Global News.
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“It took over an hour for firefighting crews to bring the fire under control.”
There were no injuries during the blaze which was doused amid severe winter storm conditions.
The store contained large quantities of marine materials which included high grade nylon rope and paint.
A portion of Guise was closed between James and John during the incident.
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