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Building fire Thursday night

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The apartment building at 815 9th Ave. South

An apartment building fire at 815 9th Avenue South brought the Golden and Nicholson Fire Departments, the Golden/Field RCMP and BC Paramedics to the scene late Thursday night.

The fire started in a second floor suite and was reported to the Fire Department Dispatch when other tenants in the building noticed heavy smoke in the hallway. Fire crews were able to quickly extinguish the fire, which had been largely confined to the second floor suite.

Aside from minor smoke inhalation, there were no injuries. The apartment building is no longer habitable and residents of the four suites have been placed in alternate accommodations. Golden Fire and Rescue and Golden/Field RCMP investigators are now attempting to determine the cause of the fire

Golden Fire Department Captain Chris Findley was the Incident Commander on the scene. He said the investigation is ongoing and more details will be released this week.