Structure fire closes 7000 block of Lawrencetown Rd (Update: reopened)

By CityNews Halifax Staff

Posted Nov 1, 2018 03:55:00 AM.

This article is more than 5 years old.

Halifax Regional Police report Highway 207 (Lawrencetown Rd) was reopened shortly before 11 p.m.

It was closed to all traffic in the 7000 Block at about 7:30 p.m. due to a structure fire.

Motorists were encouraged to use an alternate route.

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