PHOTOS: Crews on scene of massive fire in Hamilton

Firefighters are battling a massive blaze in Hamilton this afternoon.

At 4:15 p.m., the Hamilton Fire Department reported a fully involved barn fire on Golf Club Road.

Firefighters are battling a massive blaze in Hamilton this afternoon.

At 4:15 p.m., the Hamilton Fire Department reported a fully involved barn fire on Golf Club Road.

The barn is reported to have a number of boats stored inside.

“Sections of the barn have collapsed and it remains a defensive attack on the fire,” the fire department says.

Residents are asked to avoid the area for now, as tanker trucks are shuttling water to the scene.

Hamilton firefighters remain on the scene of a barn fire on Golf Club Road. Sections of the barn have collapsed and it remains a defensive attack on the fire. Please avoid the area as tanker trucks are shuttling water to the scene. @cityofhamilton pic.twitter.com/ecyzHsKL96

— Hamilton Fire Dept (@HamiltonFireDep) January 19, 2020

Cover photo courtesy of Hamilton Fire Department