London, Ont., fire crews remain at the scene of a blaze in the east end of the city early Thursday.
Firefighters were called to 720 Cabell St. around 1:30 a.m. for the fire.
Platoon chief Kirk Loveland told Global News that as of 8:45 a.m., crews were still fighting the fire from the outside as the building has been deemed too unsafe to enter.
“We cannot totally extinguish the blaze till we can knock that building down and conduct overhaul operations,” he said. “At this time, we’re in this pattern of holding the fire in check and once we get equipment in there and knock the building down, then we can get spot fires.”
No injuries have been reported.
Damage has since been pegged at $300,000, according to police.
Kirkland said that the cause of the fire has not yet been determined.
The investigation is ongoing and the fire department said residents should avoid the area Thursday morning.