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Industrial fire engulfs La Ronge building

Apr 7, 2016 | 7:22 AM

A fire in La Ronge yesterday engulfed a building in the industrial park. It took firefighters over six hours to control the blaze.

Witnesses reported on social media, seeing large volumes of smoke emanating from a construction building on Wednesday afternoon.

Rob Pacey, deputy fire chief for the La Ronge Fire Department said two fire trucks were dispatched to the scene at around 12:45 p.m. and were fighting the blaze until around 8 p.m. last night, when the last truck left.

Pacey said there is no known cause for the fire as of yet and it is currently under investigation. No one was hurt in the fire.