Fire at a St. Catharines building causes over $3M in damages

Jul 07, 2023

Emergency crews responded to calls of thick black smoke coming out of Niagara Investment Castings Ltd., an industrial building in St. Catharines on Monday night.

Crews arrived around 7:45 p.m. to find the back of the building fully engulfed in flames.

Trevor Parker, deputy chief at St. Catharines Fire Services, says crews initially broke down a door to go inside, but switched to a defense approach after the roof of the building collapsed.

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The expected cost of damage is over $3 million dollars.

Crews say the fire does not present any environmental concerns.

There are no injuries to report at this time.