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FIRE RIPS THROUGH LOBSTER PLANT DURING THE NIGHT IN THE TINY COMMUNITY ON DEER ISLAND!......Fire ripped through the Paturel lobster plant on Deer Island on Thursday, sparing no part of the building and leaving employees in shock.No one was hurt, but the warehouse and packing plant on Northern Harbour Road were destroyed.It was the second time in six months a Paturel International operation has gone up in flames.​ Deer Island lobster storage facility 'decimated' by fire Destruction of lobster storage house won't affect Deer Island jobsRCMP said employees discovered the latest fire shortly before 2:30 a.m.About 100 people work at the lobster plant, which wasn't in production when the fire broke out."It's a devastating loss to everyone, to the island and county as a whole," said Paul Richardson, who has been working at the plant for more than a year.Many of his co-workers, who've worked at the plant longer than he has, are in shock and at a loss what to do, he said.

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