Dozens of firefighters battling blaze started by explosion in Monteregie
Dozens of firefighters battling blaze started by explosion in Monteregie
More than dozen fire trucks from municipalities across Montreal's South Shore are battling a major fire at an industrial produce building in the Monteregie on Monday morning.
A fire broke out around 4 a.m. at Guinois RGR in Sainte-Clotilde-de-Chateauguay, about an hour southwest of Montreal.
The fire is believed to have started when a compressor exploded on the roof of a warehouse.
Temporary foreign workers living behind the structure were uninjured and their residences were not touched. There were no other injuries reported.
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Chateauguay fire chief Benoit Tardif said the structure is unsafe to enter at the moment.
"It's a big size," he said. "Inside the building, you have a basement, so it's not possible to go in."
The building was renovated four years ago.
Guinois RGR is a major producer of vegetables that are sold to major grocery chains, wholesalers, and markets in the U.S. It has been in business since 1893.
A fire on Montreal's South Shore ripped through a massive vegetable processing plant. SOURCE: Erick Ouellet - Photos
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