Crews respond to fire at Hamilton courthouse

Firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire at a Hamilton courthouse Thursday morning.

Crews were called to John Sopinka Courthouse shortly before 9 a.m.

Hamilton firefighters have responded to 45 Main Street East, John Sopinka Courthouse for a reported structure fire. Upon arrival firefighters discovered a roofing tar pot on fire at the rear of the building. Fire knocked down and checking on smoke conditions in adjacent buildings pic.twitter.com/9QDEY2fMWY

— Hamilton Fire Dept (@HamiltonFireDep) August 29, 2019

They discovered a roofing tar pot was on fire at the back of the building.

Firefighters quickly knocked down the blaze and began to check the smoke conditions inside.

Some neighbouring buildings were evacuated while crews worked to clear the smoke.

Fire at the Sopinka courthouse in #hamont. Hearing it will be at least another hour until everyone is let back in. @CHCHNews pic.twitter.com/VBhm1GP87J

— Sylvie Lendvay (@sylvie_lendvay) August 29, 2019

Two lanes were closed on Main St. in front of the courthouse and Hughson St. is closed between Main and King streets.