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No injuries following balcony fire at Peterborough apartment building

Peterborough Fire Services attended a balcony fire at a building early Monday, April 18. Peterborough Fire Services

No injuries were reported following a fire at a Peterborough apartment building early Monday.

Peterborough Fire Services platoon chief Don Broersma says around 12:15 a.m., crews responded to a report of a fire on a balcony of an apartment building on Sherbrooke Street.

“One crew quickly knocked down the fire from the exterior,” he said.

A second crew ensured all residents in the affected units managed to get out safely and that the fire had not extended inside the building.

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“A working smoke detector had alerted the resident of the unit involved prior to their exiting of the building,” he said.

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Broersma says the cause of the fire has been determined to be discarded smoking materials.

Damage is estimated at $10,000, he said.

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