Fire destroys seafood processing plant in Cape John

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Fire crews were called to the country astir 9 p.m. connected Wednesday.

'It's wholly gone,' says Scotsburn occurrence section chief

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· Posted: Mar 13, 2025 8:36 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 minutes ago

A bluish  gathering  sits connected  a grassy spot   overlooking a assemblage  of water.

A seafood processing works successful Cape John, N.S., was destroyed by occurrence connected Wednesday night. (Google Streetview)

Fire tore done a seafood processing works successful Cape John, N.S., connected Wednesday night.

Scotsburn occurrence Chief Tim Van Veen said his crew was called to the blaze successful Pictou County soon earlier 9 p.m. AT.

When helium arrived, the flames were already devouring the structure.

"They were coming done the roofline and it was spreading done the wrong near and close due to the fact that it was open," helium said.

Crews from occurrence departments successful River John, Caribou, Wallace, West River, Abercrombie, Tatamagouche and New Glasgow were connected scene.

Van Veen said the installation processes lobster, crab and fish, and was astir 5,000 to 6,000 quadrate feet.

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