A major fire ravaged a pig farm in Saint-Alban, in the Capitale-Nationale region, on Saturday. 200 pigs lost their lives there.
One of the four wings of the factory burned down completely. The other three wings, measuring almost 100 meters in length, managed to be spared. It is estimated that 200 pigs lost their lives.
“When we arrived, there was already no sign of life in that island, so we focused our energy on preventing the spread to the other islets,” explains Richard Thibault, director of the Saint-Marc fire department. -of-careers.
The fire department received the call around 6:15 a.m. The intervention required between 60 and 70 firefighters and eight fire departments, according to Richard Thibault. Seven tankers were also deployed.
The Sûreté du Québec was on the scene to manage road traffic, disturbed by the smoke, specified Louis-Philippe Bibeau, sergeant in communications of the Sûreté du Québec.
The damages for the company are valued at $ 1.5 million. No one was hurt.