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Fire at Cavendish Farms deemed accidental

Lethbridge Fire crews responded to a fire at Cavendish Farms on Friday evening. Tom Roulston/Global News

Investigators say a fire at the Cavendish Farms plant in Lethbridge late last week was accidental.

Crews were called to the scene at around 6:15 p.m. Friday after the facility’s fire alarms went off.

Firefighters from four stations responded and were able to get the fire under control and extinguished by 8:30 p.m., officials said.

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Nobody was injured.

Lethbridge fire investigators went back to the scene on Monday and determined the fire started in one of the French-fry coating ovens.

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A damage estimate from the fire has not been released.

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