Approximately 40 firefighters from the St-Isidore, Fournier, St-Bernardin, St-Albert, Limoges and Casselman stations battled a structural fire at the processing plant at Levac Propane in St-Isidore last night.
The blaze, which started at 6 p.m., forced the closure of Ste-Catherine Street between Concession 20 and Concession 21.
The fire is now under control.
There were no injuries and no explosions.
Ste-Catherine Street is now open.
A large crowd gathered Sunday morning to survey the remains of the Roman Catholic church in St-Isidore which was destroyed by fire Saturday. One woman brought flowers which she placed at the foot of a statue near the church that dates back to 1879. The blaze was one of several that occurred over the weekend.
The Special Investigation Unit is probing the death of a man found dead in a building near St-Isidore today, May 13.
Members of the Hawkesbury detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, with the assistance of the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, had converged on a residence on Concession Road 8, The Nation Township, "with regards to a person in distress."
When officers entered a structure on the property, they located the lifeless man.
The SIU investigates when a person dies or is seriously injured during incidents involving police officers.
International trade will no doubt be a hot topic when a Glengarry-Prescott-Russell all-candidates debate is held Thursday, October 1 at 8 p.m. at the St-Isidore arena. The meeting is organized by area milk producers, many of whom are worried about concessions the federal government may make during current Trans-Pacific Partnership talks.
