Early evening Welland apartment fire under investigation

The Niagara fire department is investigating the cause of an apartment fire that started early Monday evening in Welland.

Firefighters were called to 100 Lancaster Dr. after the blaze began in an eighth-floor unit.

Crews arrived to find heavy smoke and flames and began an aggressive interior attack.

The fire was quickly brought under control with assistance from the Pelham fire department ladder truck.

A few people were treated at the scene for possible smoke inhalation, but no one was transported to hospital. All residents were accounted for.

The extent of the damage remains under investigation.

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