Building a total loss after fire in industrial area of St. Boniface
Monday blaze sent up dark clouds of smoke that travelled as far as downtown
A fire that began Monday afternoon at a St. Boniface oilseed processing plant is finally out, but the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Services said the building is a total loss.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, WFPS said Tuesday, but Dawson Road, which was still closed Tuesday morning, was once again open to traffic by the afternoon.
Due to the significant damage to the structure, investigators will be relying on both witness accounts and the forensic information available, the service said at a Tuesday afternoon press conference.
The fire started Monday afternoon at the plant in the industrial area of St. Boniface.
The business in the building is listed as Friendly Family Farms Ltd.
Watch an aerial view of Monday's blaze:
The fire at the oilseed processing plant sent dark clouds of smoke into the air that travelled as far as downtown on Monday.
The dark smoke was largely caused by vegetable oil that was processed in the plant, Russ Drohomereski, a deputy chief with the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, said Monday.
Drohomereski said air monitoring equipment downwind of the fire hadn't registered anything dangerous to the public.
