The municipality says about 180 people remain out of their homes after Monday’s early-morning fire at an apartment building in Middle Sackville.
In a statement, Halifax Regional Municipality said fire crews remained on the scene of the Hanwell Drive blaze overnight, monitoring hot spots in the building.
It says there is no timeline right now for people to get back into the building for personal belongings.
“Due to extensive structural damage and ongoing safety assessments, it is not yet possible to determine when, or if, safe access to individual units or the underground parkade will be permitted,” the statement reads.
Halifax fire officials will provide updates to the owner, who will then share information with residents, the city noted.
Families from 43 of the building’s 64 units have registered with the Red Cross, and the evacuation centre at the Springfield Lake Recreation Centre will be open Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“The crews knocked down what they could see on the exterior before making entering the interior,” District Chief Stephen Bussey said. “They put up a valiant fight inside however, we still lost the roof.”
No injuries have been reported from the fire, but crews did have to work to rescue several people.
There is no word yet on what caused the blaze.