Major Fire Destroys East Coast Seafoods' Paturel Deer Island Lobster Packing Plant, No One Hurt
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] March 1, 2018
A major fire destroyed East Coast Seafood's Paturel International Facility on Deer Island last night.
The fire broke out before 2:30 am, according to the RCMP, and was discovered by employees.
East Coast said that there have been no injuries, as the facility was not in production when the fire broke out. "All of our employees and support staff are safe and for that we are extremely grateful" said company spokesperson Christina Ferranti.
"This is totally devastating for the company and the people of the area," said MLA Rick Doucet, who is also Minister of Aquaculture and Fisheries. "I think they're all in shock."
Ferranti said the live lobster facility located at Paturel International was not affected in the fire...
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