UPDATE — March 2, 2020: RCMP say one person has been arrested for arson in connection with the CN Rail fire.

EARLIER:

Firefighters scrambled to douse flames at a CN Rail building at the waterfront in Prince Rupert, B.C. after a fire on Sunday.

The fire, near the Kwinitsa station, broke out mid-afternoon and was still burning by evening. The fire was under control by Monday morning.

A crowd of about 70 people gathered on a nearby hillside to watch the firefighting efforts Sunday.

The Prince Rupert Fire Department was not able to provide details on the state or cause of the fire early Sunday evening.