Massive fire burns Quebec shrimp plant a week after it announces closure, SQ to investigate

Provincial authorities have taken over the investigation into the fire at a shrimp processing plant in the town of Matane, Que., on the Gaspé Peninsula., just one week after the factory announced its closure. The local mayor had described the plant’s closure as a ‘catastrophe’ for the local fishing industry and a shock to a town that prides itself on its ties to the shrimp harvest.

• Massive fire burns Quebec shrimp plant a week after closure announced