More than a dozen fire trucks from municipalities on Montreal’s south shore battled a large fire at an industrial products building in Monteregi on Monday morning.
A fire broke out around 4 a.m. at the Guinois RGR in Sainte-Clotilde-de-Chateauguay, about an hour southwest of Montreal.
The fire is believed to have started from a compressor explosion on the roof of a warehouse.
Temporary foreign workers living behind the structure were unharmed and their homes were not affected. No other injuries were reported.
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Chateauguay Fire Chief Benoit Tardif said the structure is not safe to enter at this time.
“It’s a big size,” he said. “You have a basement inside the building, so it’s impossible to get in.”
The building was renovated four years ago.
Guinois RGR is a major producer of vegetables sold to major grocery chains, wholesalers and markets in the US. It has been operating since 1893.
A fire on Montreal’s South Shore tore through a huge vegetable processing plant. SOURCE: Erick Ouellet – Photos
— with files from CTV News reporter Matt Gilmore.
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