Fire in apartment building on Hamilton Mountain

The Ontario Fire Marshal has been called to investigate a morning fire at an apartment building on the Hamilton Mountain.

Crews were called to the multiple-alarm fire at 21 Ben Lomond Pl., near Juravinski Hospital, around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.

There was heavy fire coming from the balcony of a unit on the 15th floor.

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It took less than an hour to extinguish the flames, but crews remained to clear smoke in the stairwells and upper floors. 

A middle-aged woman was found conscious in the apartment and was treated by paramedics, fire official said. 

There is substantial damage to the apartment.