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The City of Baie-Comeau is asking people to avoid the area.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Catherine Gosselin
Published yesterday at 6:39 p.m. EDTUpdated yesterday at 8:02 p.m. EDT
Baie-Comeau firefighters are battling a fire that broke out in an auto parts store Monday evening.
The building which was engulfed in flames is located at the corner of Boulevard Lasalle and Avenue Roméo-Vézina.
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The imposing cloud of smoke attracted many curious people Monday evening.
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The imposing cloud of smoke attracted several dozen people. However, the City of Baie-Comeau asks people to avoid the area in order to facilitate the work of the fire department.
A detour has been put in place via Avenue Babel to allow motorists to bypass the scene.
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The fire affects a commercial building on Boulevard Lasalle, in Baie-Comeau.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Catherine Gosselin
The Sûreté du Québec is on site to assist the firefighters. Urgence-Environnement is also on the scene.
As of Monday evening, it was still unclear what caused the fire.
With information from Catherine Gosselin
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