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Road closures remain in place in downtown St. Thomas after an early morning fire along the 500-block of Talbot Street.
The call came in just before 7 a.m. on Thursday, according to Samantha Wakefield, spokesperson for the St. Thomas Police Service.
“We are asking the community to avoid the area and find an alternate route this morning as they start their day and head to work and school,” she said.
Along with that section of Talbot Street, there are also closures on Mondamin, Hiawatha and Curtis streets.
The roads are likely to remain closed until the evening, Wakefield said.
That block consists of shops on the street level, with apartments above and behind, Wakefield said. It is not known whether anyone has been injured.
The St. Thomas Fire Department has yet to provide additional details on the extent of the damage or the cause of the fire.