More than 60 firefighters battling a massive fire in Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults – Vingt55

More than sixty firefighters are battling a massive fire in Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults @ photo courtesy of Eric Beaupré / Vingt55. All rights reserved.

More than sixty firefighters from Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Saint-Léonard-D’Aston and Drummondville were called from the start of the call to try to control the large fire in the business located on Principale Street, in Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults.

All firefighters converged on a large plume of smoke that could be seen from Highway 20.

“When we arrived at the site, the fire had taken over a large part of the structure of the company”, affirms Frédérick Marcotte, director of the Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil fire department. “At the height of the fire, more than sixty firefighters fought to control the fire. »

According to the initial call, the premises of the Équipement agricole Québec company were destroyed by fire, and the fire spread to the building and equipment very quickly. according to the witnesses they met on the spot with Vingt55. “In less than 10 minutes, it was a big ball of fire,” said one neighbor who was surprised by the speed of the fire’s spread.

More than sixty firefighters are battling a massive fire in Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults @ photo courtesy of Eric Beaupré / Vingt55. All rights reserved.

“A general alert was issued as soon as the firefighters arrived on site, when heavy smoke came from a building on Principale Street, at the entrance to the village of Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults.” confirmed the director of the fire department of Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, met on the spot with Vingt55.

The director had to ask the municipalities of Sainte-Perpétue, Saint-Léonard-d’Aston, Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, the Lac St- Department of the whole Pierre fire and the Drummondville fire department to try to control the fire.

Explosions in trailers and the main building at times have raised fears of the worst in the face of such fires and fires. Firefighters had to stay in a defensive position to reduce the risk to themselves, due to the collapse of the business premises in flames and multiple explosions. Two mechanical shovels were called to the site at the last minute to continue the demolition of the charred sections that were in danger of collapsing.

Currently, no theory has been developed or excluded. The investigation of the fire department to determine the source will begin when the fire is completely under control. At the time of writing these lines, the cause of the disaster is still unknown.

In addition to firefighters, the Civil Emergency Response Service of Quebec (SIUCQ) was called to the scene to help a few firefighters who overheated during the intervention.

More than sixty firefighters are battling a massive fire in Sainte-Brigitte-des-Saults @ photo courtesy of Eric Beaupré / Vingt55. All rights reserved.