A problem with the company’s compressor Filspec de Sherbrooke was the cause of the fire that occurred Monday afternoon.
This problem in the yarn fabric manufacturing process caused the equipment to overheat.
About 15 employees of the Burlington Street company were evacuated, but no one was injured.
Sherbrooke Fire Protection Service director, Stéphane Simoneau, explains that firefighters need to fight the blaze with good fire intensity.
It is a relatively large building, 300,000 square feet. These are looms with all the material to make a fabric that can burn fire quickly and intensely.explanation by director Simoneau.
Power outages for approximately 1500 area residents are necessary to allow firefighters to limit damage.
The amount of damage for this fire was $ 125,000.
Source: Radio-Canada