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Fire breaks out at Châteauguay plastic bag factory, sends 5 to hospital

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WATCH ABOVE: Raw footage of a fire that sent five people to hospital after an overnight blaze in Châteauguay – May 9, 2016

CHÂTEAUGUAY – Five warehouse employees are in hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation after an overnight fire in Châteauguay.

Just before 1 a.m., flames broke out in a plastic bag factory on Ford Boulevard.

The Châteauguay fire department told Global News large pallets of plastic bags that were awaiting shipment caught fire.

Firefighters control the flames at a Châteauguay plastic bag factory, Monday, May 9, 2016.

About 40 firefighters responded to the call.

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Investigators are trying to figure out how the fire started.

The damage is estimated at about $100,000.

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