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Fire strikes Porcupine Mall (update: 5 photos)

Firefighters remained on scene after dousing a serious fire that began early this afternoon at Porcupine Mall. A witness to the fire said the inside ceiling of Giant Tiger had to be torn down to fight the fire.

Firefighters remained on scene after dousing a serious fire that began early this afternoon at Porcupine Mall.

A witness to the fire said the inside ceiling of Giant Tiger had to be torn down to fight the fire.

A garbage truck parked close to the building appears to have been involved in the blaze, which caused extensive damage to the Harold Avenue shopping centre.

(PHOTO: A firefighter runs toward a burning garbage truck next to the Porcupine Mall on Thursday afternoon. TimminsToday.com/Lisa Jamieson)