The fish plant in the Newfoundland community of St. Mary’s has burned to the ground as the community faces gale-force winds and heavy rain.
St. Mary’s Mayor Steve Ryan told CBC News on Tuesday that he was informed of the fire that same night. He said he was the first person on the scene at the St. Mary’s Bay Inc. fish plant and said much of the building was already lost.
There are three fire crews on the scene, Ryan said, but they are facing gale-force winds as a weather bomb sweeps through the province. Ryan said the structure disappeared before crews could reach the fire.
According to meteorologist Rodney Barney, winds at Cape St. Mary’s reached gusts of up to 172 km/h.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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