150 people had to be evacuated and one person is left without a home after an apartment fire in Lively.

Sudbury Fire say it happened Saturday evening at a nine story high rise apartment on Coronation Boulevard.

Damages are estimated at 50 thousand dollars and there were no injuries.

The causes is believed to be from cooking.

A listener who was at the scene told us there was all kinds of emergency vehicles there and city buses were there so displaced residents could be kept cool and comfortable while waiting for smoke to be cleared.

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