Firefighters battled a blaze at the Harrietsfield-Sambro Fire Department Thursday morning.

At least 12 fire trucks bringing dozens of firefighters responded to the fire at 10 a.m.

All three trucks inside were saved. One of the rescued trucks was then used to fight the fire.

"There was nobody here at the time. This station is a volunteer station," said Brian Gray, the deputy chief of Halifax Regional Fire Service.

"One of the first arriving volunteers removed the trucks from the structure so all the rolling real estate here is intact. The fire trucks are still servicable out of this station."

Smoke billowed out of the building, but stopped by about 11 a.m. as crews got the blaze under control. Crews concentrated their efforts near the roof of the building.

The station is at 1070 Old Sambro Road; that area was blocked off for several hours.

The flames caused extensive damage to the living quarters in the upstairs section.