Toronto firefighters battle a six-alarm fire on Queen Street West last February. (David Michael Lamb/CBC)

Six months ago, on Feb. 20, a six-alarm fire tore through a section of buildings along Queen Street West, near Bathurst Street.

The fire razed an entire section of the street, destroying the historic stores along with many apartments.

More than 150 Toronto firefighters worked to tame the fire which affected 14 buildings and caused an estimated $10 million in damage.

The 26 residents left homeless by the fire have all been re-housed. And, according to the local councillor's office, most of the business owners have either found new locations or temporary ones and are waiting to rebuild.

But Abraham Salehchi can't re-open his business. He owns Abraham's Antiques, which was shut down by city inspectors until his caved-in, water-damaged roof, gets repaired.

Salehchi said he has no idea when he'll be able to re-open.

"It's out of my control. It's not my control anymore. It's [at the] mercy of [the] city, when they issue the permit. And then I'm going to get the mortgage on my house and then [deal] with the contractor and bring people in and fix it," he said.

Many other stores and apartments were completely destroyed.

Six months later, the Ontario Fire Marshal's office still hasn't released a cause.

Plans to rebuild are also complicated because the area has been deemed one of historical significance.

Before the buildings were built along Queen Street West between Portland Street and Bathurst Street the site used to be an army barracks in the 1830s.

So any construction will have to get approval from the city's heritage office.