Industrial fire in Taber considered non-suspicious
TABER – A fire that destroyed a large industrial building is considered non-suspicious, Taber’s fire chief said, as crew members in protective gear continued to clean up potentially hazardous materials from the site.
“Through witness statements, and what we get from initial evidence, we’ve confirmed that this is not an arson-based fire,” Steve Munshaw said Wednesday, Feb. 15, five days after an intense blaze broke out at the Flexible Solutions International building on 52 Ave. in the town’s industrial area.
Munshaw said the cleanup of anhydrous ammonia and sulphuric acid was expected to be completed Wednesday, but couldn’t say how long a full cleanup would take.
“This will be an ongoing job, because it was such a large facility and we have some environmental aspects to make sure we have covered,” Munshaw told reporters. “We keep the community and the residents within that community safe. And that’s going to take some time to get that confirmation.”