St. Mary’s Mayor Steve Ryan describes Tuesday night’s events as “a perfect storm.”
After just an hour of sleep, Ryan told CBC Radio that he was devastated to see the town’s fish plant, owned by St. Mary's Bay Fisheries, had burned down.
“The conditions were just unbearable,” he said Wednesday morning, illustrating a scene of intense fire amid hurricane-force winds in his small N.L. town.
About 20 residents evacuated their homes to stay at the town hall until the early hours of the morning, Ryan confirmed.
The fish plant wa
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