Smoke billows from ‘multiple’ alarm fire at Rebecca Street highrise in Hamilton
by Fallon Hewitt - Spectator Reporter from on (#5FR4H)
The Hamilton Fire Department responded to a multiple alarm fire Wednesday morning.
In a tweet, the department said the fire at 235 Rebecca St. was under control just after 8 a.m., but there was heavy" smoke on some floors of the highrise building.
Pictures posted by the department show a ladder extended to a fifth-floor balcony, which appears to be covered in soot. People can also be seen on balconies above the affected unit.
The Spectator has reached out to the department for comment.
More to come.
Fallon Hewitt is a Hamilton-based reporter at The Spectator. Reach her via email: fhewitt@thespec.com