A late night fire has caused over $1-million in damage at an east London business.
London Fire crews responded to the Sikorski Sausages meat processing facility at 41 Childers St., just east of Egerton St. and Brydges St. at around 11:10 p.m. Monday.
“When we arrived, all of the employees were outside, they had evacuated the building,” said Platoon Chief Doug Shannon. “There was heavy black smoke coming from the loading dock doors.”
Shannon says crews entered the building and located the fire in the ceiling and roof area of where the meats are smoked.
“It was a very stubborn fire.”
There were no injuries reported.
Total damage is pegged at over $1-million, with most of that being food that was compromised during the blaze, according to investigators.
Sikorski Sausages has been making high quality authentic Polish sausage and meats in London since 1983.
The facility on Childers St. is equipped with the latest in food producing equipment, and the company also employs traditional European cooking methods, using hickory and maple logs or wood chips in their meat smokers.
A fire inspector has been called in to determine the cause.
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