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"Unfortunately, there will have to be a lot of layoffs. We'll keep as many people as we can going forward and we'll call people back as we need them," [Richard Knechtel] said Tuesday. "We can get the treating plant going without having the two warehouses, so that will be our first important thing to do."
Manitoba's fire commissioner ruled late Monday afternoon the fire was accidental, caused by a spark from a grinder in the plant's maintenance area, a provincial spokesman said."It could've been a whole lot worse. If it had happened earlier in the week when we had no snow on the ground and those 100 km/h winds, it would have been a major disaster," Neepawa mayor Bob Durston said.See the full content of this document
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Neepawa Business Vows to Rebuild
$3-million fire caused by spark from grinder
A Neepawa wood treatment plant badly damaged in a $3-million blaze...See the full content of this document
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