2023-06-24 14:55:19
The fire, which started on Friday evening, in Cascades paper bales, is of accidental origin, probably of electrical cause, entrusted the lieutenant to the operations, Yanick Grenier, of the Fire safety service of Kingsey Falls.
It was Cascades employees who noticed the start of the fire and gave the alert shortly before 6:30 p.m. “The fire started towards the rear near the medium voltage power line,” said Lieutenant Grenier. .
Between 80% and 90% of the bundles burned, he estimated. The fire, fortunately, did not threaten any building.
Kingsey Falls firefighters were able to count on the assistance of at least nine fire safety services. Firefighters from Warwick, Danville, Val-des-Sources, Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, Chesterville, Victoriaville, Princeville, L’Érable Regional Fire Department, and Notre-Dame-du-Conseil/Sainte-Clotilde- de-Horton came to lend a hand. The fire mobilized up to 70 firefighters.
Agents from the SIUCQ MRC d’Arthabaska were also deployed to ensure the security perimeter and the rehabilitation of firefighters.
To help firefighters complete the extinguishment, mechanical shovels and loaders are used.
The officer assessed, Saturday morning, that their work would continue for a good part of the day.
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