Fire at CBC radio building on Sackville Street
CBC News
Posted: Aug 3, 2012 5:26 PM AT
Last Updated: Aug 3, 2012 6:37 PM AT
Fire crews at the CBC radio building on Sackville Street (CBC)
Fire crews are responding to a fire at the CBC radio building on Sackville Street.
Kathy Large, a CBC producer, said she saw flames in the control room and smoke.
Workers evacuated the building shortly after 5 p.m.
No one was injured.
Traffic is being diverted.
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