A fire that caused a powerful explosion occurred Monday morning outside Entreprises Alfred Boivin, in Chicoutimi. No one got hurt.
The event took place just before 9 am outside a metal recovery building located on rue de la Fonderie.
The explosion occurred after a fire started in an outdoor bin containing aluminum filings, machining scrap.
A safety perimeter was established before firefighters arrived. No workers were injured in the explosion.
The damage was minor, the company’s general manager Stéphane Boivin said, in an interview.
The psychological assistance service is still offered to employees who need it.
The Standards, Equity, Occupational Health and Safety Commission and Saguenay firefighters will try to determine the exact cause of this explosion.
Although there were no injuries, the Alfred Boivin Group took the situation seriously, the company confirmed, in a publication on its Facebook page.
There is information from Gilles Munger and Michel Gaudreau
Radio Canada
Source: Radio-Canada
