A major fire ravaged several buildings, including two mobile homes in the Ferland sector, completely destroyed during the night from Tuesday to Wednesday in Sept-Îles.
The city’s firefighters were called to the scene at 3:38 a.m. for a fire which started in a garage on rue Marguerite-Blanche. It spread around. There were winds up to 35km/h.
Several people were evacuated in the middle of the night. The Red Cross is providing them with help. Hydro-Québec first disconnected the entire sector, then an area of 34 residences for security reasons.
The firefighters intervened effectively to prevent the worst, summarizes the head of the Sept-Îles fire brigade Joël Sauvé. The latter was very afraid to see many more mobile homes go up in smoke when he arrived on site at 3:45 a.m. this Wednesday morning.
He called on around twenty firefighters from Rio Tinto IOC as reinforcements. As a result, the houses at 47 and 49 Marguerite-Blanche were completely destroyed. Two other houses were damaged and five garages.
The fire is currently contained, but firefighters are continuing to work to put out all the fires.
Details to come
