Breaking: Fire buring in downtown building

Firefighters are on the scene of a fire burning in a building on Water Street.

The fire is believed to have started at 148 Water Street - an Italian restaurant - just before 5 p.m. Several fire houses responded to the 911 call, including an aerial ladder truck which is spraying water on the roof of one of the buildings now.

Reporters are at the scene and say there's smoke coming from four buildings across the street from the Scotia building as well as from the eaves of the Credit Union building at the corner of Water Street and McBrides Hill. It's likely the fire has gotten into the walls of the buildings.