“Devastated”: Potato chip factory destroyed by large fire in small NB town

Firefighters from several departments rushed to the scene of a large fire at the Covered Bridge Potato Chips factory in the New Brunswick town of Hartland on Friday evening, as heavy smoke and flames filled the air across the Trans-Canada Highway.

In an interview with Global News Saturday, Roy Reid, the assistant chief at the Hartland Fire Department, said fire crews were notified about the blaze at about 5:45 p.m. on Friday. The chip plant had a shift ongoing when the fire broke out, but all employees were said to have been evacuated safely and without injury.

“When we arrived, there was smoke coming out of the building,” Reid said, adding that firefighters were forced to exit the facility after about 15 minutes due to the intensity of the heat and smoke. “Then after about 20 minutes, the roof fell in.”

Global’s Anna Mandin has the details.

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