MacQuarrie Meats processing facility a total loss, say RCMP

A barn used as a meat processing facility for MacQuarrie Meats in the Charlottetown area is a total loss, RCMP say.

Several fire crews in the area responded to the structure fire onRoute 2 in Winsloeearly Saturday.

Policereceived a call at about 12:30 a.m. about a fire, according to Cpl. MikeLutleyof the RCMP Queens Detachment.

Myron MacQuarrie, the business's owner, said he was awoken by employees who alerted him to thefire.

"The boys checked the cattle around 11 p.m. and everything was fine then," MacQuarrie said.

"They woke me up around [12:45 a.m.] and flames were coming out of the barn roof.What started it, I can't tell you."

MacQuarrie said four goats kept as family pets and one tractor were lost in the fire. Six show cattlegot out.

Firefighters managed to put the fire out within a couple of hours, Lutley said.

The fire is under investigation.

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