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Crews battle multiple-alarm house fire in Hamilton’s east end

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Crews battled a multiple-alarm fire at a home in Hamilton’s east end Wednesday afternoon.

A post on social media shows the Hamilton Fire Department responded shortly before 2 p.m. to a report of a structure fire at the home on Barnesdale Avenue North, just north of Barton Street East.

It was upgraded to a multiple-alarm fire just minutes later.

Video from the scene shows the blaze caused significant damage to the back of the three-storey home.

There’s no word yet on whether anyone was injured or the cause of the fire.

This is a developing news story. More to come.

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