Fire destroys large portion of Conception Bay South metal fabrication shop

Posted: January 21, 2025 1:23 am
By Earl Noble

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Fire has caused extensive damage to a metal fabrication shop in Conception Bay South.

Shortly before 7:00 p.m. multiple 911 calls were made reporting the fire at Bursey Manufacturing Inc. on Oakes Lane in Long Pond. When firefighters with the Conception Bay South Fire Department arrived on the scene they found smoke and fire coming from the large warehouse.

Within a half hour a request was made to receive support from the St. John’s Regional Fire Department. An aerial ladder truck and an additional fire engine were sent from St. John’s to aid in the firefight. An official on the scene said that an area that housed offices and a kitchen was most heavily damaged, with heat from the blaze buckling the exterior metal siding, and collapsing a second floor onto the first.

A piece of heavy equipment was used to partially tear down an exterior wall to ease access to the fire. While strong winds fanned the flames and made fighting the fire difficult, the same winds kept the fire in one end of the building. Pouring water into the building through garage doors and windows, and through the roof from an aerial ladder, firefighters were able to stop the blaze from reaching several dangerous tanks which contained flammable and explosive contents.

Fire crews remained on the scene into the late night hours, to ensure not hot spot remained. An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.

Video from the scene of a fire that destroyed a large portion of a business in Conception Bay South.

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