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Worker saw 'river of fire' below him during blaze in Halifax

Fire broke out at a building under construction at Massachusetts Avenue and Columbus Street in Halifax on Wednesday morning.

Fire broke out at a building under construction at Massachusetts Avenue and Columbus Street

Flames engulf part of a construction site in north-end Halifax on Wednesday morning. (Wayne Pitts)

Firefighters extinguished a fire that sent heavy black smoke billowing through Halifax's north endon Wednesday morning.

Fire crews were called to abuilding under construction at Massachusetts Avenue and Columbus Street around 9:10 a.m.

Jeff Gooch, a worker at the site, said some roofing primer fell off acrane while it was being hoisted up, and some propane below "instantly caught on fire with the primer."

Gooch was on a lift when the fire broke out below him.

"We have a lot of flammable stuff here on site and it just lit up everything," Gooch said. "There was a river of fire flowing right underneath us. It was something I never saw before."

A worker at the site said the fire broke out when roofing primer fell onto some propane tanks below. (Mike Trenchard/CBC)

No one was injured in the fire, which was under control within about half an hour.

A fire investigator has been called in.

Firefighters extinguish hotspots at the fire on Wednesday morning. (Paul Palmeter/CBC)