Fire at abandoned factory in Gatineau being investigated as arson
Posted Dec 3, 2017 07:32:05 AM.
Last Updated Dec 4, 2017 04:34:02 AM.
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GATINEAU – A fire at an abandoned window and door factory in Gatineau is now being investigated as arson.
Gatineau Fire officials say a 911 call came in around 6:15 p.m. Saturday, as 40-foot flames could be seen at the back of the building on Rue Desrosiers.
Firefighters took a defensive approach to the blaze due to the factory’s structural instability and scale of the rapidly growing fire.
No surrounding property was damaged, but officials say the shuttered building is a complete write-off.
Damage is pegged at $1.7 million.
Crews were still cutting through debris and dousing hot spots as of 3 a.m. Sunday.
No injuries are being reported in the incident. A cause has yet to be determined.
