A major fire broke out at the Arbec Forest Products factory in Amos late Tuesday afternoon.
According to -, the fire started in a press at the factory. We called in reinforcements from firefighters from La Corne, Landrienne, Preissac and Saint-Marc-de-Figuery.
Tuesday evening, Mayor Sébastien d’Astous mentioned that the fire seemed contained inside the factory, but would have raged in the roof.
-The extent of the damage was not known Tuesday evening.
Furthermore, the Town of Amos published a notice according to which a drop in pressure in the aqueduct network could occur. We asked to limit water consumption during part of the evening.
