A fire broke out Thursday afternoon at a residence on rue Sainte-Anne in Val-Brillant.
Twenty firefighters from three different fire stations on La Matapédia were dispatched around 3 pm to fight the blaze.
When we arrived, the building was on general fire. We are only able to protect the surrounding buildings. There is another house that was slightly damaged by the heat, but only the exterior sheathing.explanation of the director of the fire department of MRC of La Matapédia, Ghislain Paradis.
During the firefighters ’intervention, power was cut off in some dwellings.
The power had to be cut off because it was too dangerous for firefighters because there was a wire in the groundhe says.
Mr. Paradis confirmed that no damage was caused by the fire. Only the homeowner was taken to the hospital, as a preventive measure, because he inhaled smoke.
Firefighters were still at the scene of the fire Thursday night. A mechanical shovel is required to perform the final extinction.
We had to bring a mechanical shovel because we couldn’t get into the building. The floors were not solid, it was too dangerous to send firefighters insidemention of Ghislain Paradis.
Investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the fire.
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Source: Radio-Canada
