THUNDER BAY -- The Bay and Algoma area was covered in a thick blanket of smoke on Friday afternoon as Thunder Bay firefighters battled a major fire at a building on the corner of Bay Street and Machar Avenue.
There is no word if anyone was hurt during the afternoon fire, which broke out around 5 p.m.
Fire crews used an aerial ladder and were seen using a chainsaw near the two-storey brick building's roof to gain access to the flames. Smoke was pouring from the building on multiple fronts as a crowd of onlookers watched the scene unfold.
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