Residents are displaced after a fire in Tilbury Friday evening.
Fire crews from six Chatham-Kent Fire Rescue stations responded to a structure fire downtown on Queen Street North just before 7 p.m.
CK Fire said there were 18 pieces of equipment and 58 firefighters called to the scene.
Alongside Chatham fire crews there were firefighters from Raleigh North, Merlin, Tilbury and Wheatley.
"When [firefighters] arrived they encountered heavy flames and turbulent black smoke to the second storey," said Chief Dan Parent.
The building has businesses occupy the first storey with apartments on the second-storey.
Parent said the occupants of the apartments were able to get out and the businesses were not open and there was no one inside.
No injuries were reported.
Parent said there was a quick knockdown.
"The fire was out of control on the second storey," he said. "Additional crews arrived and a strong incident management system was set up," he said.
Firefighters said fire and water damage is extensive and the roof collapsed.
The Ontario Fire Marshal's (OFM) office was called but will not be attending because of probable building collapse.
"It is unsafe for our investigators and the OFM investigators to enter the structure, so the building is now being investigated by other municipal parties such as our engineers and economic development," Parent said.
According to Parent, there are an estimated six apartments that were impacted.
The damage is an estimated $2,000,000.
The cause is being named at undetermined because of the condition of the building and firefighters can't inspect it.
Parent added it is possible fire crews will organize a demolition.
