A fire broke out on Fraser Street in Rivière-du-Loup around 3 a.m. Monday to Tuesday night. About forty firefighters are still fighting the blaze on a building Tuesday morning and around ten nearby residents had to be evacuated.
The building, which houses a laundry room, is a total loss, indicates the director and head of the fire department of the City of Rivière-du-Loup, Éric Bérubé.
Part of Fraser Street was closed to traffic, from Lafontaine Street to Joly Street. A gas station and residences are located nearby.
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The building is a total loss, indicates the director and head of the fire department of the City of Rivière-du-Loup, Éric Bérubé.
Photo: - / Fabienne Tercaefs
The priority was, with the assistance of the Sûreté du Québec, to evacuate people, and to position jets defensively in order to protect neighboring homes.
relates Éric Bérubé.
No one was in the laundry room and no injuries were reported. Certain indications suggest that the origin of the fire could be suspicious, according to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ).
The fire is still not under control, but it is under control, according to Éric Bérubé. The causes are unknown at the moment. An investigation will be opened once the blaze is under control.
Power in the area had to be cut off since medium voltage Hydro-Québec cables are located nearby. Nearly 400 homes did not have electricity Tuesday morning.
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