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Emergency crews battle structure fire in Port Coquitlam

The City of Port Coquitlam says crews were sent to the scene of a structure fire on McChessney Street Thursday morning.

In a post to social media around 8:30 a.m., the city said the blaze is located near McPherson Drive, which is just east of Shaughnessy and south of Pitt River Road.

A caller to 1130 NewsRadio says he saw smoke billowing from the area.

The city asks people to avoid the area.