Lobster facility outside Bathurst, N.B., destroyed by fire

Another major lobster facility in the Maritimes has been destroyed by fire.

Stonehaven Lobster Co., a live lobster storage facility in Stonehaven, N.B., was largely levelled by flames Thursday.

The fire reportedly broke out around 3:30 p.m.

The chief of the New Bandon-Salmon Beach Fire Department tells CTV News the building is a total loss, adding it’s a huge blow to the community, which is about 30 kilometers from Bathurst.

No one was in the building at the time of the fire.

There is word on a potential cause at this time, but the RCMP says the fire marshal is expected back at the scene Friday morning.

The website for Stonehaven Lobster Co. notes the family-run business has been operating for four generations, with buyers in Europe, Asia and North America.

Earlier this month, a fire tore through Aquashell Holdings Inc., a major employer in Wallace, N.S.

With files from CTV Atlantic’s Bruce Frisko.

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